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A View You Can Eat

By Allyson Ernst
I must say I’m a bit of a cynic when it comes to growing flowers on the homestead. When I go to the nursey to…
homesteading, homestead, Homemade wines are easy; fill your own glass and those of your friends and family as they make great gifts. And it's fun to make wine at home. Flowers and Horticulture

Crafting Country Wines

By Marlene Affeld
Homemade wines are easy and quick to create.  Not only can you fill your own glass, but those of your friends and family as they…
What you can do with all your citrus peels? Enzyme fertilizer is an excellent way of using them in the garden and beyond. Flowers and Horticulture

Enzymes for Plants: The Secret to Boosting Harvests and Blooms

By Samuel Feldman
A great secret to a thriving garden, enzymes make nutrients in the soil more available for plants to use. They are sometimes used as an…
Flowers and Horticulture

Brassica: The Queen of Greens

By Barbara Bamberger-Scott
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…
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African Violets for Fun and Profit

By Jenny Flores
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,…
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Soil-Making Magic: The Secret Witches’ Spell for the Perfect Garden

By Anthony Okrongly
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…
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Weed ‘Em and Eat: 7 Common Edible Lawn Plants for Early Spring

By Allyson Ernst
The snow is melting. The birds are chirping. The promise of a new spring is in the air, but there is still some waiting to…
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Foraging the Forest for Spring Edibles

By Wren Everett
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…
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Morel Hunters: Foraging for Morel Mushrooms

By Melissa Hartner
When the trees are sporting their new green leaves and the ground is warm and damp, it is spring in Minnesota and it is time…
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How a Farmer Grows Grapes in Alaska

By Samuel Feldman
When you think of grapes, warm regions like France may come to mind, or the sun-filled fields of California. But a warm climate isn't absolutely…
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Thistle: The Pretty Pest

By Barbara Bamberger-Scott
     "The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where…
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8 Benefits of Wildflower Lawns

By Cheryl Magyar
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…

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