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…
When you think of grapes, warm regions like France may come to mind, or the sun-filled fields of California. But a warm climate isn't absolutely…
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…
An Alternative Crop for Your Homestead Growing horseradish on your homestead offers several benefits. First, it is a perennial, which means it only needs to…
"The Neolithic Revolution, Neolithic Demographic Transition, or Agricultural Revolution, was the wide-scale transition of many human cultures from a lifestyle of hunting and gathering to…
Summer gardens are being harvested and it is only natural that we are gearing up to preserve the fruits of our labor. Using food…
If a garden was a high school, Zucchini and Tomato would probably be the Star Quarterback and Head Cheerleader. Everybody knows and grows these garden…
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…
I have been gardening for about six years and, up until a few months ago, I was living in a small one-bedroom apartment with my…
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…
Anyone old enough to remember the classic Looney Tunes cartoons is familiar with Pepé Le Pew, the amorous French skunk in relentless pursuit of romance.…
Even if you don’t have a large amount of land available, you can still learn valuable homesteading skills, grow your own food, and preserve the…