Returning to the land is a desire that has coursed through the hearts of certain people as long as there have been cities to escape…
In the last 40 years, human understanding of fungi, and their role in farm and garden ecosystems, has grown dramatically. As a result, there is…
Homesteaders who are trying to earn a portion of their income by selling produce must find a way to increase the amount of growing time…
I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs. One in particular chronicles the adventures of a single person running a small homestead. While I certainly…
Whether your homestead is one acre or one hundred acres, there’s a terrific feeling of ownership and stewardship that goes along with knowing that YOUR…
The signs of spring have arrived, even in the frozen north. I’ve seen glimpses of gravel in my snow-covered driveway. I have my first leak…
If you love gardening and permaculture, then you’ll dig (pun intended) composting with vermiculture! So what exactly is vermiculture, and why is it becoming increasingly…
Winter has almost set in, and on most homesteads, vegetable production has come to end with the exception of cabbage, carrots, and other cold-hardy plants…
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…
