9 Reasons to Add a Food Mill to Your Farm KitchenNovember 16, 2018
The food mill, often overlooked, can do a lot of things other kitchen gadgets can do, only better and faster.
Clearing Out Invasives Opens Up Space for Desirable NativesNovember 9, 2018
Removing invasive species isn’t what I’d call fun farm work, but the labor refreshes my spirit and leaves me hopeful for our land’s future.
5 Tips for Picking and Processing PersimmonsOctober 26, 2018
How can you continue with life knowing that persimmons, the fruit of the gods, is growing in your backyard? You just can’t.
4 Things I Love About October on the FarmOctober 12, 2018
From persimmons to glow worms, a number of things are pulling us outside this autumn.
5 Nuts to Forage During the FallOctober 5, 2018
Supplement your fall snack supply with these wild and tasty nuts. Here’s where to find them and how to identify them.
“The Cutest Sheep in the World” Comes to the U.S.October 4, 2018
Breeding programs expand the Valais Blacknose, whose wool is good for carpets, bedding and felting, beyond its native Switzerland. The breed of sheep is ideal for small farms.
5 Tough Takeaways From Gardening With a BabySeptember 28, 2018
The year’s goals have gone unaccomplished, but I’ve learned important lessons about my land, my time and what I really want from this farm.
5 Medicinal Roots to Forage This FallSeptember 21, 2018
As the weather turns cooler with fall, it’s time to look below ground for the season’s foraged treasures.
Homesteading’s Latest Lesson: Flying SquirrelsSeptember 14, 2018
I lose sleep over a lot of things, but I never thought flying squirrels would be one of them. Ah, country life.
5 Human-Powered Garden Tools for More Sustainable FarmingSeptember 7, 2018
Replacing mechanized equipment with these human-powered tools reduces your fossil-fuel use and lets you tread more carefully on your land.
