Rain Gardens Enhance Your Landscape and Improve Water Quality
In natural ecosystems, rainwater clings to the leaves and trickles down to…
Seed Heads Provide Food for Wildlife and Decorate the Winter Landscape
Once the last blazing maple leaf has floated to the ground and…
Keep More Cash in Your Wallet by Bartering
During the economic recession in the early ‘70s, I was a stay-at-home…
Fighting Inflation: Frugality Wins the Day on the Homestead
Inflation in the last several months has increased the price of everything:…
Top Ten Wild Birds for Controlling Insects in the Garden
Destructive insects munching away on your garden plants can quickly wreak havoc…
Nuisance Wildlife Encounters On the Rise
Encounters with "nuisance wildlife" have been on the upswing in recent years.…
Thwarting the Fox: Protecting Your Chicken Flock
It’s late March, and a red fox has been hanging around for…
Managing Invasive Plant Species on the Homestead
Invasive plant species anywhere on the homestead are a problem for the…
Nature’s Way: Welcoming (or At Least Tolerating) Beneficial Wildlife
Homesteaders often operate under the assumption that wildlife in general is incompatible…
Grave Matters: About That Old Cemetery on the Back 40…
A few years ago, my husband and I spent our weekends driving…
