I recently had breakfast with my three-year old granddaughter, Josephine, in a rather chi-chi diner of her choosing. When her pancake arrived it was garnished…
If you are looking for something different to market from your homestead, consider African violets. Even if you have never grown or sold flowers before,…
Springtime gardens turn into summertime weed lots. Does this happen to you? You till and dig, bring in dirt or compost, broadcast fertilizer, and perhaps…
It’s early spring. The bone-chilling winds of winter have finally given way to that sweet-smelling southern breeze. Songbirds have returned en masse to turn the…
Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle. However, planting and depending solely on annuals season after season can be exhausting…
Urban sprawl has helped to bring the modern lawn into existence. The result is a short, neat, monoculture plot of grass that extends from fence…
"The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where…
Making a life off of your land is nothing short of one big adventure. People who are serious about it are the committed type.…
Introduction to Cannabis Cannabis hasn’t always been a controversial substance. In fact, it wasn’t until the early twentieth century, around the era of alcohol…
"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; pray, love, remember: and there is pansies. That's for thoughts. There's fennel for you, and columbines: there's rue for…
I have a perversion. When I go for a walk around my place, it may appear that I’m enjoying my time in nature, but…
Whether you just want to have lovely, colorful things flitting around in your garden, or you want to venture into some sort of for-profit…
