Radish jam. Not something you see every day but it’s a unique, delicious addition to your pantry. So many radishes As far as I can tell, there were two reasons God created the radish. The first was to help gardeners mark rows of carrots.  Carrot seeds come up slowly and radishes are on the other end of the sprouting. So…

We can always use some laundry tips, couldn’t we? Have you done your laundry this week? As I was doing mine, I thought that I’d collect some of the most valuable tips I have learned and share them with you. Sadly, most people don’t see laundry as a skill. In treating it as a simple chore, many housewives have missed…

I recently read an article in a 1924 issue of the Farmer’s Wife magazine on using wild fruits. At first glance, I didn’t think I had access to any of the wild fruits mentioned, like red haws, pin cherries, and chokecherries. But then I had a chance conversation with a fellow camper over the Memorial Day weekend… An Uncommon Berry…

The last frost date is upon us here in southern Wisconsin, and I have officially begun another garden season. Every spring I can’t wait to get out in the garden and by August, I’m wondering what I did with all that spare time I had all winter. A few months ago, I discovered a free kindle book called My Summer…