Harvest Fest & Soup Recipes
Despite the gloomy weather, Harvest Festival was a cozy event under the post and beams of Heritage Farm’s old barn. Nearly 300 attendees sampled dozens of different antique apple varieties, heirloom...
View ArticleWinter Luxury Squash: Pumpkin Pie’s dream come true
Looking to increase the number of oohs and aahs you receive this Thanksgiving? Try going the homemade heirloom route by using winter squash instead of canned pumpkin in your pumpkin pies. One of the...
View ArticleSSE Collection Pepper 1191: ‘Hinkelhatz’
The ‘Hinkelhatz’ pepper was first noted as an ingredient for pepper sauces in the 1848 Pennsylvania Dutch cookbook, Die Geschickte Hausfrau. Seed Savers Exchange member, William Woys Weaver, translated...
View ArticleLucina’s Miniature Stuffed Peppers
SSE member Lucina Cress once told Diane Ott Whealy, “An elderly lady grew these peppers in Ohio and passed them on to me. The chocolate is still my favorite, always so mild and sweet and all the plants...
View ArticleRecipe: Italian Vegetable Ragout
Summer is here, and it’s time to gather those wonderful fresh vegetables from your garden or the market. The following recipe was taken from the 1995 Seed Savers Exchange Calendar, in which all the...
View ArticleGarlic Escapades
Whether blended in a soup, pickled in a mason jar or baked in an omelet, eating is the best way to utilize scapes, a farm and garden byproduct of garlic. Seed Savers Exchange is conducting its first...
View ArticleGround Cherries: Evoking Memories through Taste
If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, “My Grandma always had ground cherries in her garden… She made the best pies and jam,” I’d be a rich woman. Ground cherries conjure up fond...
View ArticleZucchini Abundance
It’s that time of year again when gardeners everywhere are seeking out creative ways to utilize the abundance of zucchini and summer squash coming out of their garden. Of course, here at Seed Savers...
View ArticleAnd the winner is…
This past weekend’s 8th Annual Tomato Tasting event was a sweet success for gardeners and tomatoes alike. Despite concerns that our tomatoes would not ripen in time for the event, over 40 heirloom and...
View ArticleFresh from the Garden
When I grab a basket and go to my garden to gather fresh vegetables and herbs, it’s like going to my own little market. I look at gardening as a good workout and a chance to listen to the sounds of...
View ArticleApple Pie: One more reason to preserve heritage apples
Seed Savers Exchange Orchard Manager Dan Bussey is known around Heritage Farm for a lot of things. Most obviously he’s known for a vast knowledge of heritage and heirloom apple diversity and his...
View Article2013 Squash Festival: Squashtastic
The fifth annual Seed Savers Exchange Harvest Festival incorporated a celebration of squash with all the fun activities everyone has come to expect at the autumn event. The versatile and dynamic...
View ArticleApple Upside Down Gingerbread
There’s a chill in the air, and it’s time to fill your kitchen with the warm smells of sweet and savory dishes. This Apple Upside Down Gingerbread recipe appeared in the 1999 Seed Savers Exchange...
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