The manure lagoons flooded by Hurricane Florence show that pigs produce a lot of waste. Managing manure correctly on small farms is key to protecting waterways and gaining valuable fertilizer.
Although some resemble venomous snakes, these species are harmless to humans and help control rodents and insects.
These cold-hardy winter crops including kale and Brussels sprouts produce through the cold-weather months until spring.
If your orchard is not near a hose or irrigation system, an inexpensive, gravity-fed leg tank on a wagon gets the trees the water they need.
North America is home to about 100 species of wild silk moths, some of which have wingspans of 7 inches—and fierce-looking caterpillars.
Replacing mechanized equipment with these human-powered tools reduces your fossil-fuel use and lets you tread more carefully on your land.
Far more than just the nocturnal cousin to the lovely butterfly, moths are beautiful, important contributors to the ecosystem.
Don’t toss out dirty, rusted cast iron cookware. Restore pieces to their original luster and usability with this easy cleaning process.
Do you want to be a farmer? Here are the basic questions you need to answer to realize this dream.
Each cocoon produced by silkworms can produce an unbroken strand of silk that stretches to a mile and a half. Learn more about sericulture.
Technology can do a lot for us these days, and that includes agriculture. So why not put a GPS to use for projects on your farm?
A search in the forest for chantereIles leaves us without mushrooms to eat but with many beautiful varieties and a good thought to ponder.
