Store saved heirloom seeds in a dry, cool, dark place to give them the best chance at viability. Learn about getting into heirloom seed saving from an organic farmer in this free gardening video. Expert: Daniel Botkin Bio: Daniel Botkin is an avid organic gardener, micro-farmer and permaculture advocate who recognizes the timeliness of backyard agriculture and permaculture-style food gardens. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
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Monday, December 19, 2011
How to Make Fresh, Homemade Marinara Sauce
Homemade is better. This takes a little time but it's worth it. This sauce works well on pizza or pasta. With a little change in seasonings and by omitting the olive oil, you can make a salsa from this recipe.
How to Chop and Seed Tomatoes
1. Bring a pan of water to boil. Place four or five tomatoes at a time in the hot water and leave them in the bath for one minute. Remove them from the water and start another batch. Let the tomatoes cool to where you can handle them.
2. Peel the tomatoes by starting a small slit in the skin with a knife at the tip of a tomato. Grasp the edge of the skin and peel the skin from the tomato in strips. Repeat with each tomato.
3. Cut away the top of the tomato. Cut the tomato in half. With your thumb, loosen the seeds and press them into a bowl or into the sink. With Roma tomatoes, only the flesh will remain. With other tomatoes, you can remove most of the seeds. Throw the seeds away. Repeat with the remaining tomatoes.
Tools for Removing the Seeds from Tomatoes
Though you can seed and peel tomatoes by hand, tools will make the job go faster. Choose the tool that is best for you--a Victorio strainer, a potato ricer, or a food mill. Whatever you use, make sure the screen is small enough to catch the seeds. For high volume jobs, a Victorio strainer is best. It has a hopper on the top into which you load your tomatoes and a crank handle that forces the tomatoes through a screen separating the skins and the seeds. You will get the same results with food mill but it is not as fast. A ricer will do one tomato at a time. All of these tools can be used for to puree other produce. A ricer is commonly used to rice potatoes.
Canning Your Tomato Sauce
If you love your own tomato sauce, can it. Maybe you like the spice blend that you are using. Maybe it's the idea of doing it yourself, maybe canning your own tomatoes. Maybe it's to save money but it's great to can your own tomato sauce. Just make a bigger batch and can it according to the instructions from a reliable source such as your equipment manual or a government source.
Tomato Sauce for Pizza or Pasta
2 to 3 cups peeled and seeded Roma or other tomatoes
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
1 large garlic clove, crushed
1 teaspoon crushed, dried oregano or a tablespoon of fresh
1 teaspoon dried basil leaves or two teaspoons fresh
2 tablespoons olive oil
Baker's note: Add garlic, oregano, and basil to suit your tastes. Fresh herbs can be substituted for the dried one but it will take more for the same flavor.
Directions
Chop the seeded tomatoes in a food processor or blender. Cook the tomatoes along with the seasonings and sugar for ten minutes or until it starts to thicken, stirring frequently. Add the olive oil. Let cool.
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Survival Vegetable Seeds Non Hybrid 47 Variety Heirloom Seed
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Price : $55.99
Post Date : Dec 15, 2011 14:15:21
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Survial Vegetable Seeds Each variety of our Non Hybrid, Heirloom, Non GMO Seeds are package in a labeled paper envelope, (not a Ziploc or Poly bag) and Heat Sealed in a resealable Mylar Bag, like the Mylar Bag that The Svalbard Global Seed Vault use for storing their seeds. Planting and Harvesting Instructions for each seed is Included. Plus as a Bonus, a Step by Step Instructions guide on how to collect new viable seeds from your plants, thus providing a NEVER ending food supply of Non-Hybrid, Heirloom, NON GMO first quality seeds for generations to come!!! Know Exactly What You Are Getting!! Tomato: Beefsteak 75+ Seeds,cORN 50+ Seeds, Pea Wando 50+ Seeds, Cucumber: Armenian Yard-Long 50+ Seeds, Broccoli: Waltham 29 300+ Seeds, Spinach: Bloomsdale Long Standing 50+ Seeds, Pinto Beans 50+ Seeds, Jalapeno Tam 50+ Seeds, Green Pepper: Yolo Wonder 50 + Seeds, Squash: Summer Crookneck 50+ Seeds, Okra: Clemson Spineless 50+ Seeds, Cauilflower: Snowball 50+ Seeds, Zucchini Black Beauty 50+ Seeds,Lettuce: Crisphead Iceberg 200+Seeds,Mustard Red Giant 50+ Seeds,Boston Pickling Cucumbers 50+ seeds,Blackeyed Peas 50+ Seeds, Romaine: Cimmarron 250+ Seeds, Onion: Red Burgundy50+ Seeds, Beans: Black Beans 50+ Seeds, Beans: Kidney Beans 50+ Seeds, Brussel Sprouts: 50+ Seeds, Eggplant: Black Beauty 50+ Seeds,Green Beans: Top Crop 50+ Seeds, Carrots: Imperator 58 300+ Seeds, Beets: Detroit Dark Red 200+ Seeds,Red Cabbage: Red Acre 150+ Seeds, Beans: Lima Henderson 50+ Seeds, Green Cabbage: Golden Acre 150+ Seeds, Radish Cherry Belle 125+ Seeds,Turnip: Seven Top 550+ Seeds, Chives 50+ Seeds. Lettuce: Salad Bowl Lettuce: 300+ Seeds,Rutabaga: American Purple Top 300+ Seeds, Celery: Utah 1,000 Seeds, Tomatoe: Roma 75+ Seeds,Lettuce: Oakleaf 300+ Seeds, Endive: 300+ Seeds,Kale 50+ Seeds, Crisphead Hanson Lettuce200+ Seeds, Swiss Chard: 50+ Seeds, Carrot: Nantes:300+ Seeds, Basil: Italian Large Leaf 200+ Seeds,Parsley: Dark Green Italian Flat-leaf,Dill Bouquet
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Survival Seed Vault - Heirloom Emergency Survival Seeds - 505,000 Seeds 2012
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Post Date : Dec 12, 2011 03:38:32
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YOUR ORDER WILL INCLUDE 50 Total Varieties.OF NON GMO NON HYBRID HEIRLOOM 1. Rutgers TOMATO (1,000 plus +SEEDS) 2. Blue Lake Snap Bean great flavor (200plus + seeds)3. Dark Red Kidney Bean great in chili (200plus + seeds)4. Butter crunch Lettuce (44,000plus+ seeds)5. GREEN Broccoli (1,150plus+ seeds) 6. CABBAGE ALL SEASON (1,100plus+ seeds)7. SCARLET NANTES CARROT very tasty (26,000+plus seeds)8. Yellow Corn (truckers favorite) (150+plus seeds)9. CANTALOUPE HALES BEST JUMBO (250+plus seeds)10. Market more Cucumber (500+plus seeds) all time favorite11. Ashley Cucumber tasty (500+plus seeds)12. Eggplant black beauty (150+plus seeds) 13. Cherry Belle Radish (550+plus seeds)salad favorite 14. Spinach Bloomsdale (550+plus seeds) 15. California Wonder Bell Pepper (150+plus seeds) 16. Jalapeno Pepper (150+plus seeds)17 Watermelon (75+plus seeds) 18. Yellow Crookneck Squash (85+plus seeds) 19. Zucchini Black Beauty (75+plus seeds) 20. Long Red Cayenne Pepper (150+plus seeds) 21. ONION (100+plus seeds) 22. Dark Red Beet (150+plus seeds) Great Taste 23. Henderson Lima Beans (150+plus seeds)24. Sunflower Seeds (2050+plus seeds)25. BEEFSTEAK TOMATO (1000+plus seeds) 26. TURNIP SEVEN TOP TURNIP GREENS (36500+plus seeds GREAT TASTE)27. COLLARDS GEORGIA SOUTHERN COLLARD GREENS(36500 seeds)28. CELERY (23,000+PLUS SEEDS) 29. PUMPKIN (50 SEEDS)30. BRUSSELS SPROUTS (100 seeds) 31. COWPEAS (50 seeds) Black eyed peas32. PEAS (30 SEEDS) 33. CILANTRO (50 seeds) 34. ANISE 50 seeds35. BASIL 50 seeds36. CATNIP 50 seeds37. CHAMOMILE .45gm38. CHIVES .7gm39. ECHINACEA 20 seeds40. FENUGREEK 30 seeds41. OREGANO .5gm42. SAGE 50 seeds43. WHEAT Spring Wheat (100+plus seeds)44. CAULIFLOWER (100 seeds) snowball45. OKRA (40 SEEDS) Clemson Spineless46. PARSLEY (100 seeds) Italian47. ROMA TOMATO (100 SEEDS)48. MANALUCIE TOMATO (150 seeds)49. Yellow bantam sweet corn( 130 seeds)50. BUTTERNUT SQUASH (50 Seeds)
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