Olympic athletes develop certain tricks to master performances, and similarly we should develop and utilize trick sequences in the garden for growing success.
Tasha Trujillo from the Miami, Florida-based venture Palm Pike Apiary tells us how she creates a sustainable synergistic system in subtropical conditions.
Going off the grid doesn't have to mean going it alone! Here's how to find the right off-grid community for your needs, then join in the communal lifestyle!
Learn to make a cold frame from a common 5-gallon bucket with this project, excerpted from Chris Peterson's "The New 5-Gallon Bucket Book."
Hannah Scott from the Kitsap County, Washington-based hobby farm talks about the heart-warming feeling that comes from growing and sharing food with the neighborhood.
It's helpful, when establishing a garden, to think of soil fertility management as three stages, with garden building and long-term maintenance as the final two.
Laura Cox from the Tennessee-based agricultural cooperative Cox Homestead tells us how overcoming a bout of the flu led to inventing one of her venture's most popular products.
Use succession planting to make sure your garden provides the food you want when you need it, and without surplus crops you can't use in time.
The popular Damsel in a Farm Dress gardener and homesteader tells us about formulating your own feed and learning life lessons from poultry.
"The Living Soil Handbook" by Jesse Frost provides a detailed introduction to no-till vegetable farming, from the benefits to your land to the science at work.
Gardening may not be a fashion-forward event, but the right gear can definitely help you work longer. And specially designed yard shoes keep your feet moving all day long.
Want more homegrown crops but short on space? Grow up! You can trellis your garden plants to get a bigger, better harvest with even limited growing space.
