
Make this recipe for homemade candles (beeswax- or soy-based) to warm up your house with holiday scents. Plus, scented candles make great gifts!

Maggie Roque from the 15-acre, Ontario-based McLaughlin Homestead tells us how slowing things down has proved to be a bountiful decision.

Providing area woodpeckers with some extra nesting options is as simple as repurposing a large fallen limb. Here's how to build a woodpecker house of your own.

Chickens are the standard egg layers, but ducks can bring distinct value to the backyard, too, in the form of eggs, pest control, entertainment and more!

A smart greenhouse can be set up and controlled with a few common smart devices and an online service like IFTTT. Here's how to upgrade your indoor growing!

We rounded up 5 of our favorite Hobby Farms video stories from the past year. Check them out, then dig into all the great video content from our contributors!

Grow native milkweed to help monarch butterflies! Cold stratification is essential for good germination rates—and simple when you let Mother Nature do the work.

In this excerpt from the second edition of "Homemade for Sale," authors John Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist speak with canning expert Renee Pottle.

Sure, goats are great for milk and fiber, but many breeds can be raised on small and compact farms to provide healthy, delicious meat for the freezer.

Breeding season is in full swing, and your pastures are likely full of dead grass, too, so here's how to feed your ruminants in fall and winter.

As temps turn chilly, it's time to get the farm ready for winter. This farm-chore checklist will get things winter-ready before snow covers the fields.

The root cellar is an ancient and effective method for storing garden produce, so stick these commonly grown vegetables in the root cellar to enjoy after harvest.