Photo by Judith Hausman This basic shiitake mushroom saute pairs well with almost any carbohydrate. Another project at my farm garden is inoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores for a crop of meaty mushrooms. Before the more Mediterranean vegetables come in around here, earthy shiitake mushrooms are a treat with all the other early vegetables. […]
Wild roses always have five petals—no more, no less—and while most are pink, some are white, yellow or red.
Our strawberries were lousy this year. The fruits were puny, bland, and few and far between. I couldn't even harvest enough to make a single batch of strawberry jam—and I know why: Our strawberry patch needs a makeover.
As usual, there’s so much work to be done in the garden that I can barely keep up! One of the tasks I've been delaying (simply because it's one of my least favorites) is deadheading.
I have spent a good amount of time this spring searching my yard for insects. I have a new book in the works with Timber Press about beneficial insects and am shooting many of the pictures myself.
I’m having a mental war with a rabbit. So far the little devil has eaten two different plantings of broccoli and cabbage to the nub, feasted on innumerous strawberries, sacked my lettuce crop, and chomped the carrot greens to the ground.
I've never had the bad skin reaction to poison ivy, but I'm a goat, so I'm not susceptible to it. Humans are, however. Here's what causes it and how to avoid it.
In addition to getting the veggie garden planted, I've also filled my patio containers with a mixture of herbs, tropicals, succulents and annuals.
Mom once portrayed a mixed-blood Ojibwe-French lady called Susanne Bouche when working at the Minnesota Historical Society. One of the things Susanne did was gather wild plants for food and medicine. Mom loved that part!
Narrow down the best heirloom apple variety to grow on your farm, starting with these 16 picks.
I am not a fan of arugula. It’s too bitter for my liking, and I don't find its spiciness as pleasant as everyone else does.
Homemade scarecrows can do more than serve as harvest-time décor. Use these step-by-step instructions for a scarecrow that has both form and function.
