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,…
The vegetable garden is usually one of the first steps taken toward self-sufficiency. Who would want to do without plump tomatoes and fresh watermelons cracked…
Native to the area known today as Afghanistan, carrots (Daucus carota var. sativus) are part of the plant family Umbelliferae. The name refers to the…
One man's trash is another's treasure, or in my case, his trash is my container garden. Container gardening in the city is how I began…
"Chamomile is put to divers and sundry uses, both for pleasure and profit, both for the sick and the sound, in bathing to comfort and…
Early every spring as I drive into town I notice that people have erupted from their houses and are out on their lawns. But, instead…
If you are looking for hardy additions to your edible landscape, elderberries and goji berries are two top choices. Both berries are edible and medicinal,…
Living in the country means you have to deal with fewer people. Country neighbors are few but often become like family. Oftentimes the majority of life…
Whether you are a backyard gardener, an urban homesteader, or you run a commercial farm, the fight against pests and predators is ongoing, especially if…