Homemade Drinks
Food

Beat the Heat with Drinks from Your Garden

Summer is a time of year everyone looks forward to.  The garden…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
cuddly chickens backyard flock
LivestockPoultry

The Secret to Cuddly Chickens

If you have ever raised chickens with the intention of pets, you…

Bryn Hobbs Bryn Hobbs
What you can do with all your citrus peels? Enzyme fertilizer is an excellent way of using them in the garden and beyond.
Flowers and HorticultureGardening

Enzymes for Plants: The Secret to Boosting Harvests and Blooms

A great secret to a thriving garden, enzymes make nutrients in the…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman
Savory Stuffed Mushrooms, Savory Stuffed shrooms
Appetizers & SnacksHomestead.org Cookbook

Savory Stuffed Mushrooms

For years I hated mushrooms.  My young palette had not yet developed…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton
Designing A Chicken Coop: A Work in Progress
ConstructionPoultry

Designing A Chicken Coop: A Work in Progress

Five years ago, my husband and I designed and built our backyard…

Kimi Ceridon Kimi Ceridon
Herbs

Time to Tincture

Growing herbs seems to be a feast-or-famine venture. Spring and summer are…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
making soil for a weed free garden
Flowers and HorticultureGardening

Soil-Making Magic: The Secret Witches’ Spell for the Perfect Garden

Springtime gardens turn into summertime weed lots. Does this happen to you? …

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
Benefits of Wildflower Lawns
EcologyFlowers and HorticultureGardening

8 Benefits of Wildflower Lawns

Urban sprawl has helped to bring the modern lawn into existence. The…

Cheryl Magyar Cheryl Magyar
Lemon Garlic Green Beans, fresh green bean recipe
Homestead.org CookbookSide Dishes

Lemon Garlic Green Beans

If you’re like me, sadly, the majority of your experience with green…

Jessica Shelton Jessica Shelton
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Humor

Snakes in the Ozarks

I walked outside this morning to find my front yard filled with…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Grow-Grapes-in-cold-climate
Flowers and HorticultureFoodFruitsGardening

How a Farmer Grows Grapes in Alaska

When you think of grapes, warm regions like France may come to…

Samuel Feldman Samuel Feldman
foraging wild leeks or ramps
FoodHerbs

Springing Some Leeks (and Other Ephemeral Gems)

It’s spring, so it’s wild leek season here in Connecticut. Foraging for…

D. Glenn Miller D. Glenn Miller

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