Category Archives: Resources

Lessons for the New Year

Posted on January 2, 2017 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

One of my goals for the coming months is to find lessons for skills I want to either learn or improve upon.  I had a head start a few weeks ago with a class offering by Whisk, a unique, local … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Preparation, Home Economics, Kaizen, Kitchen Implements, Knife Skills, Resources, Slow Food, Sustainable, Whisk | 1 Comment

Cooking Up A Hurricane – Mozzarella (Part 2)

Posted on October 10, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

As a cook (and human being) I am much more comfortable in the zone where I am critiquing past performance and looking for areas for improvement over standing on the precipice of something I have never tried.  To that end, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese Making, Food Preparation, Food Preservation, Kaizen, Mozzarella, Organic, Recipe, Resources, Slow Food, Sustainable | Leave a comment

Fill the Freezer

Posted on September 2, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

With only 7 Saturdays left before the end of the shopping season, the Apex Farmer’s Market shopping season I mean, it is time to start asking my favorite protein farmers about bulk purchases before the end of season and off … Continue reading →

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Chef-Storian

Posted on September 1, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

History and the culinary arts have collided in these fantastic 18th Century Cooking videos from Jas. Townsend and Son. Half video recipe, half historical reenactment and with just a pinch of historical reproduction entrepreneurship thrown in for seasoning, I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Food Preparation, Historic Cooking, Historic Recipes, Jas. Towsend and Son, Resources, Slow Food | Leave a comment

Roma Wasn’t Built In a Day

Posted on July 9, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Roma math: A decent batch of homemade tomato sauce with enough to freeze or can for future use requires a minimum of 15-20 lbs of roma tomatoes. The average day on the urban farm (with 16 roma tomato plants in … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Food Preparation, Food Preservation, Paste Tomato, Pro Tip, Raised Bed Gardening, Resources, Roma Tomato, Square Foot Gardening, Sustainable, Tomatoes, Urban Farming | Leave a comment

(Nearly) Nose to Tail Cooking

Posted on July 7, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Chef John from Food Wishes (on YouTube and BlogSpot) has become a permanent presence on my laptop and in my kitchen over the past 6 months.   In addition to being an award winning chef, he is a gifted educator and … Continue reading →

Posted in Broccoli, Chef John, Food Preparation, Paella, Pasta, Recipe, Resources, Seafood, Shrimp | Leave a comment

22+ Reasons to Love Stone Barns Center

Posted on May 8, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

There are many more reasons to love the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture than the 22 that inspired this post, so after you have finished reading here, click on over to their site and see what the + … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Dan Barber, Farms, Food Preparation, Jack Algiere, Recipe, Resources, Stone Barnes Center for Food & Agriculture, Sustainable, The Third Plate | Leave a comment

Every Family Has One…

Posted on March 27, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

…that one, oddball character who just doesn’t quite fit in.

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Flavor Bases From Around The World In Less Than 2 Minutes!

Posted on March 20, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com
Posted in Carrots, Celery, Food Preparation, Garlic, Ginger, Green Onions, Onion, Peppers, Pro Tip, Recipe, Red Peppers, Resources, Scallions, Tomatoes | Leave a comment

Fired Up For Summer

Posted on February 15, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I know it’s a bit early to be thinking about summer and fresh from the garden salsa, but the recipe below for Fire-Roasted (Cherry) Tomato Salsa from the very entertaining Chef John Mitzewich (Food Wishes) sent me back to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherry Tomatoes, Cilantro, Food Preparation, Oregano, Recipe, Resources, Salsa, Serrano Peppers, Urban Farming | 2 Comments

This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Pressure Cooker

Posted on February 14, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

A couple of weeks ago I was interested in understanding how pressure cookers work and I ran across this aptly titled video by America’s Test Kitchen “Why Chefs Love Pressure Cookers”. I was intrigued with the chefs describing how pressure … Continue reading →

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Will Work For Food

Posted on January 31, 2016 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

The phrases urban agriculture and urban farming answer the where and the what, but not necessarily the why of food production.  Some urban growers are producing for personal use (which could include sharing their excess bounty with friends, neighbors and … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Commercial Farming, Farmer Facts, Farmers' Market, Leasehold Farming, Micro Farming, Profitable Farming, Resources, Sustainable, Technology, Urban Farm Business, Urban Farming, Young Farmers | Leave a comment

A New Old Fashioned Barn Raising

Posted on December 20, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

I was researching a local farm that I am interested in purchasing from and ran across an article about their recent BarnRaiser.us campaign to improve the sustainability and profitability of their livelihood.  I was intrigued and wanted to learn more … Continue reading →

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Store Bought Reboot – Regrowing Veggies

Posted on November 27, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

Here at NearlyHomeGrown, food scraps usually end up being frozen for future vegetable and/or chicken stocks or composted to feed the next generation of growing food.  But I have been interested in the regrowing veggies craze and finally had the … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Green Onions, Indoor growing, Pro Tip, Raised Bed Gardening, Regrowing, Resources, Scallions, Square Foot Gardening, Sustainable, Thrift, Urban Farming, Vegetable Scraps | 1 Comment

Saving Seed – Tomatoes

Posted on July 25, 2015 by NearlyHomeGrown.com

One of my goals for this year’s garden is to save more of my own seeds for varieties I know I will be planting year after year.  Saving my own seed moves my garden a little closer to being self-sufficient … Continue reading →

Posted in Backyard Gardening, Organic, Resources, Square Foot Gardening, Sustainable, Thrift, Tomatoes, Urban Farming | 1 Comment