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THIS YEAR’S FIRST JAR OF HONEY!

By Paul Larson|2015-10-05T16:07:20+00:00October 5th, 2015|Categories: Advice/How-To, Behind the Scenes|Tags: advice, bee keeping, bees, behind the scenes, bottle, extract, extractor, fall, frame, gardens, hive, honey, jar, local, natural, raw, sale, sprucedale, step-by-step, wax|

"There was a great honey harvest this year at Sprucedale Gardens," said Paul Larson. "We expect to have plenty of honey available for sale!" I documented the process as Paul filled this year's first jar of raw, natural honey! Step One: Take frame of honey off of the hive. Step Two: Cut off the wax cap. [...]

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JOYCE’S HOMEMADE JAM

By Paul Larson|2015-09-10T17:11:58+00:00September 10th, 2015|Categories: Advice/How-To|Tags: advice, bush, fall, food, from scratch, fruit, garden, gardens, how-to, jam, jar, organic, photography, plant, recipe, ripe, spring, sprucedale, step-by-step, summer|

Why I make homemade jam: It's a great way to use excess fruit. My own fruit is at its peak ripeness at this time so it has wonderful flavor. It's also nearly organic - it's received few or no sprays. Homemade jam also makes a great gift! - Joyce Larson Materials: Sugar 0-3 cups (I use 3) 4 [...]

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