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 point,…
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 tomato,…
American writer, Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), gave a magical description of wandering through a moonlight garden that is as true now as it was in the…
Mushrooms, or mycelium, make good sense for us homesteaders. They make good sense for someone who just dreams of being a homesteader. It doesn't matter…
Growing vegetables from seed is probably one of the greatest pleasures of gardening. You can see the whole process from seed to table and taste…
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…
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…
Growing up in the rural Midwest, and being a child not unlike millions of others with a more selective than exploratory palette, I was reminded…
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, built…
It’s that time again. The weather is turning cold, telling us it is time to turn over the garden, plant some cover crops and go…
Homesteading can be tough, but there are tips and tricks—hacks—for any area of the homestead that can make life a bit easier. Wikipedia defines hack as “any…
