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Sarah Walker Caron

Sarah Walker Caron is the editor of Hello Homestead. A gardener, cooking enthusiast and wannabe self-sufficient homesteader, she lives in central Maine with her two kids. Sarah is also the author of four cookbooks including The Super Easy 5-Ingredient Cookbook and The Easy Appetizer Cookbook. When she's not editing Hello Homestead (or Bangor Metro Magazine), she also writes the popular 14+-year-old food blog, Sarah's Cucina Bella (www.sarahscucinabella.com).

Cooking & Canning

Vegetarian recipes for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration

Sarah Walker Caron Mar 16, 2023 0
Irish cuisine isn't typically welcoming to vegetarians, but with these recipes, you can still enjoy a hearty feast.
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Garden & farm

How to find the Maine tiny house of your dreams

Sarah Walker Caron Feb 14, 2020 0
Photo by Gabor Degre Sometimes the hardest part of starting a simple lifestyle is finding the right home. For more and more people in the state, simple living includes a tiny house but they may be wondering where to find a Maine tiny…
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Farm to Kitchen Table

What starting a cookbook club taught me

Sarah Walker Caron Jan 7, 2020 1
Photo by Sarah Walker Caron Starting a cookbook club in 2019 turned out to be the creative food-related outlet I didn’t know that I needed. And it all started with something I read online. In 2015, a food writer named Tara…
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How to improve your kitchen sustainability in 2020

Sarah Walker Caron Dec 31, 2019 0
Let’s talk about waste. Specifically, let’s talk about how to waste less in 2020. Image by congerdesign from Pixabay According to the United States Department of Agriculture, an estimated 30 to 40 percent of the food supply…
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How running reinvigorated my son’s love of cooking

Sarah Walker Caron Dec 17, 2019 0
I gave him all the tools he needed to cook. My son, Will, started his life in the kitchen with me as I developed a career as a food writer. At first, he watched from his swing. But as he grew, he was often standing on a chair watching…
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A strong local food system won’t happen overnight

Sarah Walker Caron Dec 10, 2019 0
Photo by Sarah Walker Caron My last column (“Our country is out of touch with our food system. Can we shift the tide here in Maine?”) focused on local food systems, the dangers we willingly undertake when we allow corporate farming to…
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Homesteading State Guides

How to start homesteading in Delaware

Sarah Walker Caron Dec 5, 2019 0
<img src="https://bdn-ss-hh.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/sunrise-3557981_1280-1024x682.jpg" alt="Delaware sunrise - Image by Ssumur24 from Pixabay" class="wp-image-2650598"/>Image by Ssumur24 from Pixabay Known…
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Our country is out of touch with our food system. Can we shift the tide here in Maine?

Sarah Walker Caron Nov 29, 2019 0
To be honest, I didn’t want to learn more about the recent recall on romaine lettuce because I knew once I did, I’d have to toss the five beautiful romaine hearts dwelling in my fridge. But it was the responsible thing to do. So on…
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Yes, you can have a home-cooked meal on busy nights and don’t let anyone tell you different

Sarah Walker Caron Nov 22, 2019 0
Several years ago, during a particularly busy time, we subscribed to a meal service that would send meals to the house (in a thickly insulated package) with detailed recipe cards. It purportedly would make getting dinner on the table…
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Homesteading State Guides

How to start homesteading in Arizona

Sarah Walker Caron Nov 21, 2019 0
<img src="https://bdn-ss-hh.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/11/prescott-259761_1280-1024x768.jpg" alt="A ranch in Arizona. Image by Katelina from Pixabay" class="wp-image-2650472"/>Image by Katelina from Pixabay …
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Make your Thanksgiving budget-friendly and local this year

Sarah Walker Caron Nov 15, 2019 0
Thanksgiving can be pricey, can’t it? But it doesn’t have to be. Here’s how to enjoy a budget-friendly Thanksgiving this year. BDN file photo When my parents and siblings gather with me around the table this Thanksgiving, there will…
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This has become the heart of my home

Sarah Walker Caron Nov 8, 2019 0
There's an area in my house where everyone congregates. And that's become the heart of our home. What's yours? Photo by Sarah Walker Caron When we moved into our cozy 1887 farmhouse duplex, I bought three black stools for our kitchen…
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