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…
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…
Hydroponic and aquaponic vegetables are becoming more popular with growers and consumers alike. Consumers enjoy fresh, organic produce and growers appreciate the potential high-yield of…
Is this the year you plan on growing healthier food, taking better care of your land, and cultivating a deeper understanding of nature? As homesteaders,…
Three years ago, my husband decided to start growing an aphrodisiac in our urban postage-stamp property. I was as turned on as he was…
Herbs are easy to grow as most of them are generally undemanding, requiring just enough light and adequate soil to produce well. They are…
In the early 1980s, I went to Sussex, England to study small-scale agriculture at a Rudolf Steiner center called Emerson College. The course trained…
To a generation who grew up on Lassie, Little House on the Prairie, and Green Acres, living a rural, homesteading lifestyle is about fairy tales…
The first summer after my husband and I bought our first home, I was very eager to plant as many lovely things as I could…
The harvest season will soon be upon us. Our summer produce will slow down and the canning and food-preservation process will be in full…
I have been gardening since before I could walk without tripping over my own feet, having been blessed with grandparents on both sides with…
