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…
Grow Hardy Plants and Preserve the Food Chain with a Seed Library It occurred to me, as I was writing this, that maybe I…
How to Fight the High Cost of Groceries This Summer, Starting Right Now with Container Gardening. Well, I guess it’s finally happening: mainstream America is…
Tomatoes and peppers are two of summer’s most-loved foods. However, winter is quickly drawing near, and the garden is dying out, so at this…
Sometimes we Americans can have some pretty lame attitudes toward food. We insist that tomatoes are a fruit, but nobody ever puts…
Let’s be honest. It really doesn’t look like something you’d want to eat. Line your driveway with it, sure. Throw it at a groundhog,…
This spring, we undertook a radical transformation on our homestead. After seven years of raising animals for meat (chicken, turkey, quail, duck, rabbit), and…
There’s nothing quite as frustrating as having some know-it-all tell you why your cucumbers aren’t getting bigger than pickles, or why your tomatoes look…
Imagine plucking a ripe, round tomato right from the stem and sinking your teeth into its juicy flesh. There’s nothing tastier than a fresh…
Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle. However, planting and depending solely on annuals season after season can be…
You've made the big decision to cut bait and leave the rat race behind and move to a happier place. You've purchased the land,…
When considering the wonderful contributions that Russia has made to the culinary world, the first response that might spring to the mind of a typical…
Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea. It was in the high nineties…
Participating in a farmer's market is a great income opportunity that allows you to connect with the people in your community. The only problem…
