Vegetables and herbs are seldom grown for their flowers – but they could be! Every year, I am astonished anew by the unique flowers that come as a bonus of beauty on our family farm. Herb and vegetable flowers offer exquisite color, memorable form and…of course…a life-giving harvest. Sometimes, when my husband is deeply engaged [...]

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What thoughts, words and images come to your mind when you think of 1950′s food? If, like me, you weren’t alive at that time, perhaps your brain conjures up a picture of packaged wonder products, a poor understanding of nutrition and a society-wide preoccupation with conformism, all glossed over with black-and-white scenes of happy, smiling [...]

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Is your family working towards better self-sufficiency by creating your first vegetable garden or turning the land around your house into a real, working farm? You’re in good company. Friends of ours in the seed business tell us that vegetable seed sales went through the roof this spring – double or triple what they’ve been [...]

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If you have only ever eaten packaged tortillas, you have yet to meet the real tortilla – the tortilla that has been the bread of the Americas for thousands of years. Something that has lasted this long has to be uniquely good, but you won’t find it in a sealed plastic package at the supermarket. [...]

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When it comes to beauty in the garden and flavor on the table, beets are hard to beat! Posting has been light here at VeganReader.com while we’ve been busy with spring planting on our organic family farm. Now, having just set down my fork from eating my first plate of mouthwatering baby beets, I’m ready [...]

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There is nothing more homey and satisfying than a dish of fried potatoes, served as a side to breakfast, lunch or dinner. Many people adore ordering the crispy, crunchy, savory fried potatoes breakfast restaurants specialize in serving up, but efforts to recreate their goodness at home may result in an unappealing, mushy mess. I promise [...]

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Learning to sew a basic dress can be one of the most liberating, educational things any woman can do for herself. Here in the Reskills Column of VeganReader.com, we really enjoy encouraging both men and women to become skilled with a needle and thread. You won’t find an easier pattern for beginners than The Native [...]

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Non-Native Americans have lived for generations with a terrible handicap when it comes to understanding the first inhabitants of the land we are all walking on today. Hampered by biased and inaccurate cultural myths and poor or utterly incorrect public school education, our vague beliefs about the story of Indian Country have obscured the truth [...]

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How happy I am to have met my major sewing goal of 2009 – sewing 2 warm, organic winter coats for my husband and myself. This was a big project, but not beyond the capabilities of anyone who knows how to use a sewing machine. Coats are one of those items of clothing you may [...]

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Whether you love to munch organic sunflowers seeds or treat your backyard birds to them, if you have a sunny spot, you can grow your own sunflowers every year and will find real joy in doing so. Our variety of choice is the Tarahumara Sunflower – an heirloom plant with really special qualities and a [...]

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