Summer is here at last and I have charcoal on my brain. Not for summertime grilling, though… for the plants! In the quest to encourage…
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 swing…
Nothing can compare to the taste of fresh tomatoes, just picked from the garden. Most homesteaders have them in their gardens, and, for many, it's…
Making a life off of your land is nothing short of one big adventure. People who are serious about it are the committed type. The…
I live in a Victorian crofter’s cottage, or homesteading farm cottage, in a small town on the coast in the UK. The house was built…
One of the greatest things about homesteading is the opportunity it gives to try new things. These opportunities, however, are also one of the reasons…
Want to beautify an ugly unfriendly patch of ground, an old ditch, a weedy edge? Want to create a stunning border for a garden path…
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…
A huge proportion of the earth’s people groups depend on a starchy staple crop—one dependable source of filling nutrition that was the basis for life…
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…
"Oh, this is beautiful!" I sighed. My fiancé had brought me out to his property in the neighboring state several months before we married. It…
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 venture,…
