Grow, Make, Feast

Farming Projects and Nature Inspiration for Small Homes & Apartments

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Picking and Pressing Olive Oil in Israel

Note: This article is from 2021. One of my favorite times of year Olive harvest season! This is my third...
Five Tomatoes, Four Peppers and an eggplant. They're still young. They're gonna get HUGE before the summer's done.

Growing Vegetables in Israel Using Cheap or Free Raised Beds

This post was updated in March 2023 Want to know how I'm growing 47 summer vegetable plants in 8 sq.m.?...
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Keeping Chickens in Israel: A Backyard Guide

In the past week, several people have contacted me to ask where they can buy hens and how to care...

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VIDEO: Watch Our Latest Harvests

If you've always dreamed of harvesting your own food, it's not as impossible as you might think! The past two...
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How to Pick Nettle and Make Gourmet Nettle Soup

This nettle soup has SUCH a rich interesting flavor and inexplicably creamy texture, despite having so few ingredients and no...
I always pick leaves from this perennial basil for my pesto. It's not the same as the annual basil you buy in the supermarket, in that it lives for many years and the flavor is stronger. It grows and flowers all year and the bees adore it. It's one of my favorite plants - and considering that I am the proud owner of 100s of beloved plants, that says a LOT! Look for it in your local nursery. In Hebrew it's called "basilicum magic" - בזיליקום מ'גיק

Don’t Buy Basil, Grow MAGIC Basil

Meet Magic Basil: one of my favorite plants to grow in Israel. My Magic Basil in bloom - which is...
Homemade pesto and cream cheese with sourdough crackers - soooo tasty!!!

Recipe: Pesto Like None Other!

Pesto Pesto Pesto!!! Who loves pesto? Homemade pesto and cream cheese with sourdough crackers - soooo tasty!!! When most people...
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Bloomah’s City Farm in 2020: Before and After

When people visit my farm these days and see all the trees and growing beds and animal friends and all...
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How to Brew Your Own Apple Vinegar

Making your own apple vinegar is a very satisfying city farming project because: It makes magical use of waste scraps...
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Pure and Scrumptious Homemade Apple Sauce

Don't you love it when a SINGLE natural ingredient can be transformed into the most delicious spoonful? Homemade apple sauce...
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Vegetable Gardening Workshop this Wednesday

Want to experience the delight of watching vegetables grow on your balcony or yard?Want to see your family pick and...
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How to Grow a Loofah Sponge in Israel

Today was a big day nine months in the making. Today we picked and processed the loofah sponges that we...