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Last years peppers planted! Every spring, one of my favourite gardening moments is bringing the overwintered pepper plants back to life. After months of looking tired, leafless, mildly offended, and like they may never contribute anything useful again, they suddenly begin to wake up. Tiny green shoots appear, stems firm up, and before long they are ready for another season. There is something deeply satisfying about it. Instead of starting again from seed and waiting endlessl

When people imagine home canning, they usually picture the nice parts. Rows of gleaming jars. A bubbling pot on the stove. Sun-ripened tomatoes becoming sauce. Shelves full of homemade food ready for winter. And yes, those parts are real. My early spring pantry What people don’t always picture is standing in the kitchen surrounded by produce that all decided to ripen at once, realizing you’ve run out of lids, and wondering why you somehow created unpaid factory work for yours

Most people think of butternut squash as a sprawling plant that takes over half the garden, crawls into pathways, and starts making expansion plans into neighboring territories. And to be fair, that is often true. My squash patch wall The foto is from last seasons crops - This years plants are already sown and in fact very ready to go in the soil, and take off! Read more about sowing/planting in this post: Spring in here Give a squash plant open ground and it will behave like

I had a plan... And like many good garden plans, it made perfect sense in my head. Strawberries in neat little pallet collars. Organized. Productive. Efficient. Except… it didn’t really work out that way. I just changed my whole garden setup. If you want to read about it, go to From "forever beds" to pallet collars. The Original Idea I built a setup using small pallet collars, about 40 × 60 cm. I stacked them two high and made eight beds dedicated just to strawberries. The

Every spring, gardeners ask the same question: will potatoes survive the frost? This year, I got the answer in the most dramatic way possible. My babies coming up strong! I’ve been replacing my old metal raised beds with pallet collars, slowly upgrading the garden into something a bit nicer, a bit tidier, and hopefully something that won’t slice my hands open every time I lean over the edge. Read all about that here: From forever beds to pallet collars As part of that project

Plannig your harvest from the start

Lately, it feels like everything is getting more expensive. You notice it at the supermarket first. A few euros more here, a few there. Nothing dramatic in the moment, but over time it adds up. And if there’s one thing history keeps showing us, it’s this Food prices don’t go down. They go up. Slowly. Then suddenly. And that’s exactly why growing your own food matters more than ever. Not because you’re trying to “save money” right now. If you’ve ever built a garden, you alread

Two years ago, I thought I had solved my garden layout for good. I bought 12 large metal garden beds. Clean lines, tidy look, felt like a proper upgrade. The kind of thing you buy thinking, “Right, this is it now. Done.” They were not cheap either. About 75 euros per bed. For me, buying 12 of them, that was a big investment. I added a pic of my old garden beds in this january post if you want to see how they looked. One of those purchases you justify because it’s supposed to

This is a bit of an add-on to my previous post 😉 Every spring it starts. You open YouTube and suddenly everything feels urgent. “Plant this NOW.” “Do this in April or you’ll miss your chance.” And somehow something that’s supposed to be relaxing turns into pressure. And you sit there thinking… wait, am I already behind? The thing is, those videos aren’t wrong. They’re just not about your garden. April means completely different things depending on where you are. Warm coastal

There’s a very specific kind of stress that arrives with spring. Not the loud, obvious kind. Not the kind that comes with deadlines or meetings. This one is quieter, but if you grow your own food, you know exactly what I mean. It starts the moment the days get longer. You walk outside, feel that first warm sun on your face, and suddenly your brain goes “We should have already sown everything.” Spring gardening feels like trying to catch a train without knowing the timetable

January in northern Spain often brings unexpected weather, including unusual snowfall. Despite the cold and occasional frost, this month offers a valuable window to start planning and preparing my spring and summer garden. With the right approach, I can get a head start by sowing certain crops directly outdoors and starting others indoors. This guide will help you ( and me) decide what to plant now and how to care for your early seedlings. This foto was taken at 10 o clock th

Costco’s $5.99 rotisserie chicken is more than just a tasty meal, it’s a smart way to stretch your grocery budget and boost your kitchen efficiency. Many shoppers grab one for dinner and call it a day, but with a little planning, you can turn that single purchase into multiple meals and even homemade staples like bone broth. This post will walk you through how to make the most of this rotisserie chicken, save money, reduce waste, and build a more self-sufficient kitchen. 3 fu

Learn how to harvest pumpkins at the right time and preserve your butternut squash by pressure canning it in cubes—ready to blend into a cozy soup all winter long.

I brought home 10kg of apples from a local farmer and turned part of the harvest into a small batch of low-sugar apple cinnamon jam. A taste of autumn, preserved in jars.

Turn your garden harvest into jars of rich, hearty ragu. This simple recipe transforms tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and more into a sauce that’s perfect for pasta—and with pressure canning, you can enjoy it all winter long.

Learn how to harvest summer squash at peak ripeness and preserve your bounty by dehydrating it. A step-by-step guide for stocking your pantry with shelf-stable squash all winter long.

Learn the best tips for harvesting ripe melons and transform your summer bounty into a refreshing homemade liqueur—melonchello. Perfect for sipping chilled on warm evenings or gifting to friends.

This autumn I ordered a whole goat from a local herdess in the Penedès. After butchering, I vacuum sealed each cut and filled the freezer—ensuring flavorful, sustainable meals all winter long.

If you’ve been canning for a while, chances are you’ve grabbed a permanent marker and scribbled the contents and date right on the lid....

After the rush of summer harvests comes a quiet pause before winter planting. This “in between gardens” season is where homesteaders rest, reflect, and prepare for what comes next.

There are few aromas as welcoming as freshly baked cinnamon rolls wafting through the kitchen. In Sweden, these beloved kanelbullar...

There’s something timeless about the soft clucking of hens in the garden. For many of us, the decision to get backyard chickens begins...

There’s something almost magical about walking through the corn patch in late summer. The tall stalks rustle in the breeze, the golden...

First time trying to build! Summer in Penedès is a season of abundance. The garden overflows with tomatoes, peppers, melons, figs, and...