Allison Tolpa from the New Jersey-based family farm Sweet Cheeks Farm and Apiary tells us how sustainable bee practices bring joy to their community.
Three tools, Permabeds, cover crops and tarps, will protect your garden and keep the soil ready to work as soon as temperatures allow.
A powerhouse fertilizer with great value as a topical treatment, easy-to-grow comfrey is a must-have herb for every gardener!
Austin Graf from the Tennessee-based flower farm Buzzed Blooms tells us how producing flowers and running a seasonal enterprise has become his true calling.
A straw bale garden allows you to grow more vegetables earlier—and without having to weed! Here are the simple steps for construction and how to grow in one.
Hand tools? Tractors? More than available acreage, the scale of your growing aspirations should determine the scale of your farm's equipment.
Colleen Hinds from the modern homestead at Frenchie Farm tells us how a farming lifestyle has improved her family's health and wellbeing.
Recognizing microclimates in your yard (or creating them with things like shade cloth) can help your garden thrive in optimal growing conditions.
While it's not always necessary to turn the soil on a farm, a rototiller can be a real timer-saver for acreage that produces year after year.
What equipment do you need to grow food? You need to consider scale—the scale of your equipment needs will match the scale of your operation.
Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer's Almanac, discusses the publication's history, its magic formula and the secret to its longevity.
Get a head start on this year’s garden by planting these cold-hardy vegetables. In this video, we discuss what you can plant and how.
