Growing a Butterfly Garden: Host Plants to Attract Butterflies
Whether you just want to have lovely, colorful things flitting around in…
Snake Lore
Words like cold-blooded, venomous, slithery, and cunning come to mind. Not very…
Bees for Free
If you are new to, or interested in, beekeeping, you will eventually…
Munching on Milkweed: It Hasn’t Killed Me Yet
I remember first having thoughts about living off the land when I…
B.L.T. Pasta Salad
Quite frankly, I'm not a fan of most pasta salads I've tried. …
The Benefits of Classic Tractors
I like to think of the tractor as the Cuisinart of land.…
Preservation Preparations: Getting Ready for Canning Season
Summer’s bounty will soon be rolling in from the gardens, berry groves,…
Living with Poison Oak: Keys to Identifying this Forest Menace
As we left our home in the city, where my beautiful wife,…
Simple Solar Projects
Solar power is sweeping the nation and for good reason. Solar energy…
Strange Edibles
The vegetable garden is usually one of the first steps taken toward…
Strawberry Cream Cheese Baked French Toast
Every year, I sort of forget just how much I love strawberries. …
Adventures of a Beekeeper’s Wife
“You are about to enter a whole new world,” the retired beekeeper…
