I always feel a strange sense of forlorn relief at this time of year, as I glance over the garden-in-twilight. The tomato vines worked so…
Birgitt Evans has been gardening since she was a child. Now a resident of Alameda—an eleven square mile island in Northern California’s San Francisco Bay—she’s…
I need some beans to go with dinner so I grab a basket, slip on my muck boots, and head out to the garden. I…
The garlic is all dug and on bread racks for the drying process. In just a few days it will be ready to head…
Many people begin homesteading as a way to escape the rat race only to discover you still need some type of income. One of the…
Sometimes we Americans can have some pretty lame attitudes toward food. We insist that tomatoes are a fruit, but nobody ever puts one in a…
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…
It may seem strange to think about cold weather when it is still scorching but cold weather is right around the corner. For a…
The elder is a deciduous shrub of myth, legend, beauty, and usefulness. In June through early July, the whole bush is adorned with lacy, cream-colored…
Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea. It was in the high nineties outside…
There was a time in my life when from spring to September, and sometimes on into November, I was busy earning my keep harvesting wild…
Making a life off of your land is nothing short of one big adventure. People who are serious about it are the committed type.…
