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Learn from your neighbors with these guides to living the good life in the Midwest.

How (and Why) John Carruthers Makes Tavern-Style Pizza

A comprehensive guide
How to Make “Perpetual Vinegar”

A year of gardening in a bottle
How to Make Mulberry Barbecue Sauce

"You hardly need to go out looking for mulberries. They find you."
Early Summer Is Pine Cone Season

How to harvest, eat, and preserve pine catkins and young cones
How to Make Strawberry Campari

A celebration of early summer
How to Make Supper Club Popovers

An award-winning recipe from North Dakota
How to Make Dandelion Kimchi

“Halmoni, what vegetable did you use for this?”
My Most Cherished Recipe Came From a Kansas Accounting Class

And it only has three ingredients
How to Turn Your Pantry Into Pizza

A lesson from The Farm
You, Too, Could Have a Wildflower Jungle. It’s Easy!

"Just a little stretch of ground filled with colorful petals where I could sit and drink beer and make friends with the bugs."
Syrup Season

A lesson from The Farm
How to Plan Your Garden

A guide from The Farm

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Midwesterner is a publication about food and agriculture in the American Midwest.