In this excerpt from "Compost Science For Gardeners," author Robert Pavlis takes a look at the science behind keyhole gardens with built-in composting.
When you have your own chickens, you're not stuck with grocery-store white eggs. Here are some common layers with a rainbow's variety of egg colors.
Lindsay Huckabee with Huck-a-bee Flower Farm tells how she got started with cut flowers and shares a few tips for assembling attractive bouquets for sale.
You want to have a praying mantis population in your garden, so take these steps to introduce these beneficial insects into your growing space this year!
After a few years of raising baby pigs, this farmer learned a few things worth considering early—and shares his experience to make yours easier.
Summer is when things get hopping on a homestead—and it's also when kids are home from school, so follow these tips to get those little hands helping!
Long used for its heart toning qualities and as a remedy for colds and other ailments, wild cherry is an easily foraged tree and traditional medicine powerhouse.
This classic jam marries the sweetness of strawberry with rhubarb's sour tang for a seasonal spread that goes great with just about anything!
In this excerpt from "The Ecological Farm," author Helen Atthowe shares some weed suppression experiments she conducted on her farm.
Calum McCaskill of 10 Maple Acre Homestead tells us how poultry helps keep his family's homestead ticking over in Ontario, Canada.
Ready to learn pressure canning but not sure where to start? Here's a list of some basic, essential supplies to start preserving with a pressure canner!
April 22 is Earth Day, the perfect day to ponder adding renewable energy sources to your farm. Check out our roundup of renewal energy insights.
