Fruit
4/16/2013 9:31:20 AM
Great-Great-Grandmother shares how generations of her family has continued the tradition of preserving food.
4/16/2013 9:06:10 AM
Reader tells of life during the Great Depression and how food preservation was necessary for survival.
4/15/2013 4:31:15 PM
A couple shares canning recipes made with fresh produce from the garden and fruit trees.
4/15/2013 3:18:36 PM
Freezing corn fresh from the garden in summer means your family can enjoy delicious, home-grown corn in winter.
4/15/2013 2:55:14 PM
Woman recalls going from asking elders for
advice on canning vegetables to becoming one of the elders.
11/20/2012 2:48:14 PM
Three flowering plants and three vegetable/fruit plants, selected by All-America Selections, will be in seed catalogs and flower catalogs for the 2013 gardening season.
10/12/2012 11:30:43 AM
Summer salad made special with Georgia peaches and Vidalia onions covered with a balsamic vinaigrette.
10/3/2012 4:36:24 PM
USDA website finds local farmers’ markets increase in nation as locavores search for healthy foods.
9/5/2012 1:56:26 PM
Urban kids learn about nature, explore the country, and discover the sweet taste of summer. Country living provides lots of learning experiences.
8/1/2012 3:01:27 PM
Long-time love of luscious berries becomes a family project in growing raspberries.
8/1/2012 2:09:18 PM
Depending on your area, one of these heirloom watermelon varieties may hold the key to a delicious summertime treat.
4/20/2012 5:56:11 AM
Very strange spring weather brings strange plant behavior, and some problems for fruit farmers.
4/16/2012 10:03:23 AM
These little pepos include a range of heirloom winter squash varieties perfect for growing and eating.
3/7/2012 12:14:55 PM
Fish extract products have been found to suppress important foliar diseases in organic blueberries, based on the results of a University of Georgia study.
2/9/2012 4:50:40 PM
An Arizona woman recalls growing up in Chicago, and how wonderful her grandfather's potted lemon tree smelled on their small family farm
2/9/2012 3:01:31 PM
Iowa woman talks about her role in producing home grown meat and vegetables for her family farm
11/29/2011 5:07:39 PM
Learn how to get the most from peach, apricot, plum and cherry trees.
10/29/2011 4:47:16 PM
One of the joys of simple living here at the Bear Cave is to pick, prepare, and preserve our own food. Share and enjoy Barbara’s process for making great homemade applesauce, from tree to freezer.
10/6/2011 10:45:59 AM
We make some Apple Cider Apple Butter, spice and sugar free Apple Sauce, Fruity Chicken Salad, and Baked Beans with apples! Then we finish it all up by making a delicious Apple Stack Cake.
8/10/2011 3:17:22 PM
Ten soil indicators that could signal that your plants are in trouble.
8/10/2011 3:00:37 PM
Using newspaper as mulch for the vegetable garden is a much cheaper version of buying wood chips or hay from a big-box store.
6/13/2011 1:24:15 PM
Choose a couple of heirloom tomatoes from our list and try growing them in your vegetable garden next year.
6/13/2011 12:27:50 PM
Discover the distinctive appeal of growing heirloom tomato plants that have been handed down from generation to generation.
6/13/2011 12:00:22 PM
A few tips for growing pawpaws at your place.
6/13/2011 11:53:10 AM
Roadside farm market has high demand for pawpaws.
6/3/2011 3:25:05 PM
Take a look at our guide to canning food, and preserve your summer bounty to enjoy in the months to come.
5/10/2011 1:11:52 PM
Did you know the USDA has an official blueberry genebank?
Plants are collected, grown and protected at a USDA Agricultural Research
Service facility in Oregon.
4/20/2011 10:19:04 AM
Recipes and canning turn fresh fruits into tasty jams and jellies – with these tasty jelly and jam recipes – that go perfectly with a slice of toast.
4/19/2011 2:25:57 PM
This Chokecherry Jelly recipe come with two separate instruction sets. It's recommended to seal the jars in a boiling-water canner.
4/19/2011 1:51:42 PM
This Elderberry Jelly recipe is great on muffins any time of day.
4/19/2011 1:37:58 PM
Enjoy this Mulberry Jelly Recipe with Rhubarb for a simple twist on a country classic.
4/19/2011 1:10:28 PM
This quick and easy Mulberry Jelly recipe is perfect any time of day.
4/19/2011 11:20:15 AM
Edible wild fruits offer an unexpected bounty.
4/12/2011 10:23:44 AM
Try this Wild Plum Jam recipe the next time you have breakfast toast.
4/12/2011 10:10:11 AM
Forage for wild fruits to make this delicious and easy Huckleberry and Honey Scones recipe.
4/12/2011 9:16:32 AM
From growing broccoli to developing a business plan, the farm school helped us hatch a plan.
3/28/2011 2:16:09 PM
Hank is wound up about Barry Estabrook's new book about Florida tomatoes and industrial agriculture.
12/6/2010 10:44:35 AM
A few trips into the wilderness will net edible wild plants, great flavors for your family's larder.
10/6/2010 4:34:34 PM
Regarding the invasion of the pumpkins!
10/5/2010 3:28:26 PM
ARS studies indicate blueberries help battle the effects
of atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, thus lessening the risk of heart
attacks and strokes.
8/27/2010 1:20:24 PM
Organic figs thrive in the garden and on the table at Cowlick Cottage Farm.
8/27/2010 12:33:01 PM
Hank reports on cold, mild and snowy 2011 Farmers Almanac weather predictions.
6/22/2010 4:15:08 PM
There's no shame in substituting biscuits for shortcake in this Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits recipe.
6/14/2010 1:33:37 PM
Tips for U-pick strawberries, dealing with pest problems, and where to find strawberry plants.
6/14/2010 12:26:02 PM
Grow strawberries; they are easy to produce and deserve a place in your garden.
6/14/2010 10:36:12 AM
Trials and challenges of going from store bought plants to planting seeds.
6/9/2010 2:18:19 PM
The family goes hunting for wild strawberries and finds a bumper crop of the beautiful summer berries!
2/10/2010 10:58:41 AM
Try a new recipe feature pork chops, nectarines, blueberries and raspberries to spice up dinner tonight, and add fruit to your diet.
2/9/2010 4:21:08 PM
When your freezer is still harboring blueberries, you have eaten all the syrup you can handle, and waffles just seem so boring.
2/2/2010 3:12:57 PM
With an impressive list of potential health benefits, antioxidant-rich wild blueberries hit No. 2 on the Top 10 list of America’s Healthiest Superfoods for Women.
2/2/2010 2:05:18 PM
The author of Tomato: A Fresh-from-the-Vine Cookbook offers his suggestions on getting ready for tomatoes and spring.
1/29/2010 9:50:59 AM
From guard animals to apples to chickens, GRIT readers are a thoughtful bunch.
1/28/2010 3:36:24 PM
Seven strategies to find heirloom vegetable seeds and save heirloom vegetables.
1/28/2010 1:05:51 PM
Lori gets turned on to problems with high fructose corn syrup and researches sugar substitutes.
1/21/2010 4:29:55 PM
Brent and LeAnna sum up 2009 with homemade food and fun.
12/11/2009 12:49:30 PM
Cold frames, greenhouses and hoop houses help extend your gardening efforts into all four seasons.
12/9/2009 1:05:58 PM
Couple’s new start in Hawaii is full of miracles.
12/2/2009 5:46:26 PM
What Shannon plans to grow, do or make in 2010.
12/1/2009 12:14:26 PM
Farmers deserve more credit than they get.
10/26/2009 4:56:16 PM
Brent and LeAnna make apple butter at home although, sadly, not in LeAnna’s grandmother’s copper apple butter kettle.
10/8/2009 4:09:33 PM
The super sour chokecherry is a treat to pick and is easy to turn to jelly and jam.
9/2/2009 10:08:13 AM
Hank reports on cold weather predictions in the 2010 Farmers Almanac
8/14/2009 12:04:28 PM
Variety of offerings make a cold-weather farmers' market the place to be.
8/11/2009 2:09:49 PM
Heritage apple varieties bring back the flavor of yesterday’s orchards.
8/3/2009 6:03:22 PM
Harry Potter's world isn't as far away as you might think.
7/31/2009 3:03:11 PM
Brent and LeAnna go foraging for free wild blueberries.
7/28/2009 4:03:32 PM
We picked over four pounds of fresh, dark blackberries at Fieldstone Orchards; they are delicious.
6/29/2009 4:28:04 PM
New peach varieties promise juicy sweetness to arrive in your grocery store in 2011.
6/25/2009 1:31:20 PM
The Alderman Sterste family goes strawberry picking.
3/24/2009 9:19:25 AM
Hank thinks its important to support native bees.
3/16/2009 3:48:37 PM
Fruit trees and berry plants offer a lot in today's economy.
3/5/2009 8:10:55 AM
Siegers loses round 1 of the warty pumpkin gene grab.
2/5/2009 11:19:28 AM
This recipe complements grilled fish, chicken and pork, and is great as a dip for tortilla chips.
2/5/2009 11:04:25 AM
Produce your own antioxidants with this super fruit.
1/13/2009 4:22:39 PM
Grapefruit is a wonderful fruit to keep around in the winter.
12/15/2008 4:30:13 PM
In knee-deep snow, workers at the Chateau Chantal winery near Traverse City, Michigan, harvest a late crop to make ice wine, one of this region’s most prized dessert wines.
12/15/2008 3:34:49 PM
A new blueberry cultivar, developed and tested by Agricultural Research Service labs, demonstrates an extended bloom season.
11/21/2008 7:33:40 AM
Hank reminisces about making tomato sauce with a Squeezo Strainer.
10/23/2008 5:11:57 PM
Turn apples into jars of yummy goodness just waiting for the right pie crust.
10/17/2008 5:16:00 PM
Getting the chance to taste this unique fruit.
8/22/2008 3:19:26 PM
We locavores certainly do eat well – even when we don’t even know that’s what we are.
8/20/2008 12:41:18 PM
Here in South Haven, blueberry is king, and our contribution to the fruit festival line-up is the National Blueberry Festival.
7/31/2008 11:00:20 AM
A stroll around the farm results in a plateful of great nutrition for editor K.C. Compton
6/30/2008 9:32:25 AM
Don’t be fooled, tomatoes come in more
shapes and colors than round and red. Check out these specialty varieties.
6/30/2008 9:26:45 AM
How to find the right tomato for your garden.
6/30/2008 9:16:17 AM
How to save your own tomato seeds.
6/27/2008 3:19:07 PM
Growing tomatoes from seed is much easier than it might seem.
4/29/2008 4:38:00 PM
Prickly picking had mouthwatering reward.
4/29/2008 2:49:03 PM
One bad apple really can spoil the bunch.
3/13/2008 11:13:57 AM
Photo contest celebrating Sunkist's 100th year to benefit Special Olympics
3/13/2008 10:45:09 AM
Natural chemicals in berries and herbs kill cancer.
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
This beginner’s guide makes it easy.
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Table and wine grapes are specialty crops that can grow almost anywhere.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Bringing grains of pollen to waiting blackberry and red raspberry blossoms may be the special talent of a small, emerald-green bee called Osmia aglaia.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Organization touts cherries to help Americans eat heart-healthy red foods.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Michigan farm hooks visitors with reindeer and sleigh rides.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
There's more to it than a test kit and fertilizer.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
The question of what to do with all that garden bounty becomes simple once you learn a few preservation techniques.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Freezing produce has several advantages over canning.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Starting with a stone barn and a big dream, Ken Krause shows what ambition, energy and a few strategic decisions can create.