6 Ways to Market and Sell Turnips
October 18, 2018You can grow turnips year-round in some areas, and while they’re not always the easiest vegetable to sell, try these methods to find and attract buyers.
The Art of Dry Farming: Grow Vegetables With Little or No Irrigation
October 16, 2018With a combination of cover, timing, drought-tolerant crops and creative water sources, you can grow food without irrigation.
7 Books Aimed at Helping Hobby Farmers
October 10, 2018These selections cover areas including chickens, vegetable crops, container gardening, women hobby farmers, homesteading and aquaponics.
5 Nuts to Forage During the Fall
October 5, 2018Supplement your fall snack supply with these wild and tasty nuts. Here’s where to find them and how to identify them.
8 Crops that Can Survive a Little Frost
October 4, 2018Crops such as kale, collards, turnips and even certain types of lettuce can survive—and even improve—with frost, so they’re ideal for fall and winter planting.
Late-season Butterfly Flowers for Your Garden
October 4, 2018Late-season butterfly flowers are critical to the health of these important pollinators. The nectar they provide helps the insects survive the winter. Here are some great plants for the job.
How to Harvest Lemongrass
September 26, 2018Lemongrass brings scant pest or disease risk, and you can easily grow it for use in teas as well as your favorite Asian-inspired meals.
4 Natural Home Remedies for Grief
September 22, 2018Autumn illustrates life’s transitions, which can bring melancholy. As you stop and observe the joys as well as sorrows of existence, here are things that can help you embrace it all.
5 Medicinal Roots to Forage This Fall
September 21, 2018As the weather turns cooler with fall, it’s time to look below ground for the season’s foraged treasures.
Build a Simple Fence to Protect Fruit Trees From Deer
September 18, 2018Deer are a pretty big issue on my Wisconsin farm, so when I started a new orchard, I knew I’d need to protect the 10 young trees I planted. Here’s the fence I chose.
