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…
“Two Decembers ago I was sitting on the porch enjoying the smell of wood smoke rising from our little outdoor cooking grill, and I…
I saw this film on a rainy day in the Bay Area. I had no preconceptions about it except that the venue, a charming old…
We can kick her, stick her, fog her and smog her, but she will keep on trying to give us what we need. She…
Watch any old movie about rural life, cow towns, farming, or homesteading, and you are bound to see at least one episode taking place…
Captain John Smith told the English colonists under his sway “he who shall not work shall not eat.” It was a Biblical injunction, stated…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 1: He Who Shall Not Work Shall Not Eat From the earliest days in the new united states,…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 2: The Little Cabin at Sinking Spring “Come along, come along, make no delay, Come from every nation, come…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 3: Uncle Sam Is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm Johnny Cash (1932-2003) attracted myths like a…
The History of American Homesteading, Part 4: Generous Fruits That Never Fail Modern American homesteading, to misquote The Bard, makes strange bedfellows. Who can deny…
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,…
In much of the world, it’s just called muskmelon. Its skin is like a snake, its fruit is not particularly sweet, its nutrient value…