How to Make Crushed Red Pepper Flakes

Making crushed red pepper flakes is a very simple process that can be done a few different ways. The two ways we have made them are in a dehydrator and in the oven. The oven gave us better results, and so that is the only way we make them nowadays. Here’s what you do! Grow…

Raised Bed Hoop Tunnels

Why and how to make a raised bed hoop tunnel in 5-10 minutes… Why? These are our hoop tunnels. In the warmer months, we use them to hang bird netting over our crops, to keep birds, squirrels, and other animals out of our raised beds, while still easily allowing bees and other pollinators in. In…

Direct Seeding Crops with the Newspaper Method

If you are direct seeding crops into raised beds, consider using the newspaper method to increase your germination rates. This method is simple. Plant your seeds as instructed on the packet, gently water, and then cover those seeds with a single layer of newspaper. Use something small, but heavy to hold down the edges of…