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How to Become more Self Reliant: Grow your own Food

Living in an era where power outages can happen unexpectedly, we feel it’s essential to embrace self reliance. For instance, at the end of March, we had an ice storm in Ontario, and many places throughout the region experienced power outages. Our neighbourhood occasionally faces blackouts, and surprisingly, we barely noticed them. Why? Because we had…
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What are the Most Underrated Vegetables to Grow

When we first entered the gardening world, we started with the usual suspects from the local garden centre, those familiar favourites that everyone knows. But what about the hidden gems, like callaloo, tatsoi, chayote, kohlrabi, sunchokes, gai lan, and mizuna? We were amazed at how many underrated vegetables were out there, waiting to be discovered. Our experience with growing these unique…
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How to Make Your Own Ketchup

Making your own ketchup may seem daunting, but we discovered that it’s surprisingly simple! After a fun experiment in our kitchen, we realized we could easily whip up a batch of homemade ketchup using ingredients right from our garden. Decades ago, the thought of making our own ketchup would have seemed like a whimsical dream. We…
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