# Farm to Jar: The Accidental Farmer’s Guide to Seasonal Cooking and Gardening

> Seasonal recipes, gardening guides, slow carb recipes, and all things teas and spices from a farmer and cook of 20\+ years at Heathglen Farm\.

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## Pages
- [The Accidental Farmer's Guide to Seasonal Cooking and Gardening](https://farmtojar.com/)
- [About Dorothy Stainbrook](https://farmtojar.com/about-farmtojar-food-drink-blog/)
- [Hand Blended Teas From Our Farm](https://farmtojar.com/shop-teas/)
- [Braggin Rights](https://farmtojar.com/awards/)
- [Books by Dorothy Stainbrook](https://farmtojar.com/books/)

## Posts
- [Mexican Celebration Recipes for Día de los Muertos and Christmas](https://farmtojar.com/best-mexican-celebration-recipes-dia-de-los-muertos/): A collection of Mexican celebration recipes for Día de los Muertos and Christmas, from tamales and pozole to mole, champurrado, and flan\. Includes full recipe links and a printable pantry checklist\.
- [Growing Tomatoes for Best Flavor: A Comprehensive Guide](https://farmtojar.com/guide-for-growing-tomatoes-for-the-best-flavor/)
- [How to Grow Sweeter Blueberries: Best Varieties and Growing Tips for Maximum Flavor](https://farmtojar.com/how-to-grow-the-sweetest-blueberries/)
- [Collection of Blueberry Recipes from a Blueberry Farmer: Sweet to Savory; Easy to Difficult](https://farmtojar.com/best-blueberry-recipes-from-a-blueberry-farmer/)
- [10 Ways to Preserve Fresh Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs](https://farmtojar.com/10-best-ways-to-preserve-summer-produce-fruit-and-veggies/): A complete guide to preserving fresh fruits, vegetables, and herbs from your garden or farmers market\. Ten methods from simple freezing to fermenting, each with technique, timing, and links to tested recipes\. From a farmer who has been preserving the harvest from a 23\-acre farm for over 20 years\.

## Products
- [Licorice Spice Herbal Tea](https://farmtojar.com/product/licorice-spice-herbal-tea/): \<p\>This caffeine\-free tea has a robust licorice flavor with subtle notes of warming spices\. A perfect afternoon pick\-me\-up or a slow evening sipper\.\</p\>
\<p\>Ingredients: Cinnamon, licorice, orange peel, rooibos, cardamom, anise, clove\</p\>
- [Moroccan Mint Green Tea](https://farmtojar.com/product/moroccan-mint-green-tea/): \<p\>Wake up your senses with this tea\. Moroccan mint is a blend of gunpowder green tea, spearmint leaves, chocolate mint leaves and lemon peel\. Moroccan mint tea is often steeped much longer than normal green tea is, and is traditionally served sweetened\.  Mint is known as an aid to boost energy levels\.\</p\>
\<p\>Ingredients: green tea, spearmint, chocolate mint, lemon peel\</p\>

\*\*Note: “This blend is available at my Saturday booth at the St\. Paul Farmers’ Market, May through October\. You may also find it at the indoor St\. Paul Farmers Market year\-round\. although not all blends are available\. I don’t sell online, but I’d love to see you at market\!
- [Black Currant Tea](https://farmtojar.com/product/black-current-tea-op/): \<p\>Black Currant Tea is a flavored Chinese black tea with added currant leaves\. Its flavor is slightly grape\-like and is reserved compared to most fruit flavored teas\. Often sold as Russian Tea by cafes due to its flavor being similar to Russian teas traditionally mixed with fruit jam\.\</p\>
\<p\>Ingredients:  Black OP tea, currant leaves, dried black currants\</p\>

\*\*Note: “This blend is available at my Saturday booth at the St\. Paul Farmers’ Market, May through October\. You may also find it at the indoor St\. Paul Farmers Market year\-round\. although not all blends are available\. I don’t sell online, but I’d love to see you at market\!
- [Golden Chai](https://farmtojar.com/product/chai-bop/): \<p\>Chai tea is a flavorful mixture of black teas and spices\. It is inspired by tea making methods in India, where tea leaves and spices are simmered with whole milk\. Technically this is Masala Chai, as "chai" is the word for "tea" in various Eurasian languages, and "masala chai" would mean a mixed\-spice tea\. \</p\>
\<p\>\<br /\>Ingredients: Black BOP teas, cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, pepper\</p\>

\*\*Note: “This blend is available at my Saturday booth at the St\. Paul Farmers’ Market, May through October\. You may also find it at the indoor St\. Paul Farmers Market year\-round\. although not all blends are available\. I don’t sell online, but I’d love to see you at market\!
- [Chinese Black Tea with Roses \& Herbs](https://farmtojar.com/product/rose-congu/): Whole leaf black tea  layered 5 times with rose petals, which imparts a subtle rose flavor and aroma to the cup\. Congou is a general name for non\-broken Chinese black teas\. Pairs well with milk and sugar\.

Ingredients: Black OP tea, rose petals

\*\*Note: “This blend is available at my Saturday booth at the St\. Paul Farmers’ Market, May through October\. You may also find it at the indoor St\. Paul Farmers Market year\-round\. although not all blends are available\. I don’t sell online, but I’d love to see you at market\!

## Categories
- [Slow Carb Diet Recipes](https://farmtojar.com/category/diet-help/slow-carb-recipes-diet-help/)
- [Mexican Recipes](https://farmtojar.com/category/mexican-recipes/)
- [Teas and Herbal Teas](https://farmtojar.com/category/teas-and-herbal-teas/)
- [Fish and Seafood](https://farmtojar.com/category/recipes-by-ingredients/fish-and-seafood/)
- [Skillet or stovetop](https://farmtojar.com/category/cooking-techniques/skillet-on-stovetop/)

## Product categories
- [Black Teas](https://farmtojar.com/product-category/all-teas/black-teas/)
- [Herbal Teas \(Tisanes\)](https://farmtojar.com/product-category/all-teas/herbal-teas-tisanes/)
- [books \- ebooks](https://farmtojar.com/product-category/books-ebooks/)
- [Red teas](https://farmtojar.com/product-category/all-teas/red-teas/)
- [Green Tea](https://farmtojar.com/product-category/all-teas/green-teas-white-teas/)

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