Author: Sarah Walker Caron

I thought my second planting of peas failed. I was wrong … maybe.

A few weeks ago, I declared my second planting of shell peas a failure. And true to form, Mother Nature…

October 25, 2019 3:53 pm

What vegetable gardening taught me this year

We’ve reached that time in the season — the point where we bid goodnight to our garden beds and reflect…

October 18, 2019 4:10 pm

Apples are in season and there are so many ways to use them

Apples, apples everywhere! That’s how I’ve been feeling over the last week. My kids brought home two heavy bags from…

October 10, 2019 5:19 pm

I have a bumper crop of cherry tomatoes. Here’s how I’m using them.

Photo by Sarah Walker Caron Was it only a week ago that my fingers dug into the wet, warm soil,…

October 4, 2019 3:12 pm

These jars aren’t for canning

Photo by Sarah Walker Caron My mother texted me earlier this week with an urgency: could the flat lids from…

September 20, 2019 9:30 am

Canning tomatoes like your grandmother did isn’t a good idea

When the fresh tomatoes from our garden started to pile up in the kitchen recently — brilliant reds and lemony…

September 13, 2019 10:06 am

Welcome to Farm to Kitchen Table

Photo by Gabor Degre It was a small rectangular plot, cut from my lawn and sort-of tilled by hand —…

September 6, 2019 1:00 pm

April is homesteading skills month on Hello Homestead!

Welcome to Homesteading Skills month on Hello Homestead! This month we’re bringing you a variety of new how-tos and tips…

April 1, 2019 12:00 pm

A sustainable lifestyle has given Christine Liu a new sense of purpose

Author and blogger Christine Liu has made a personal and professional commitment to maintaining a more environmentally-friendly household. In book…

January 15, 2019 2:30 pm

How taking things apart led author Mike Warren to a career creating

Author Mike Warren takes everyday things — from Barbies to PVC pipes — and transforms them with his creative (and…

January 10, 2019 2:04 pm