Food Processing & Storage

Food processing and storage resources to help towards food management, sustainability and sufficiency

Scent leaf

How to Deseed Scent Leaf: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

If you’ve ever cooked with scent leaf (also called African basil or Ocimum gratissimum), you know how amazing it smells and tastes.  But here’s the thing most people don’t know — beyond just plucking the leaves for pepper soup or tea, you can actually deseed scent leaf and grow your own fresh supply right at […]

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A farmer

10 Hard-Earned Lessons From My Farming Journey (What I Wish I Knew Earlier)

When I first started my farm, I was full of dreams – organic produce, happy animals, and a thriving business. Who wouldn’t want all that? But reality hit me like a truck. Farming isn’t just planting seeds and waiting for money to grow. It’s a grind – full of unexpected disasters, costly mistakes, and lessons

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