A local-food coordinator may be hard at work connecting farmers and food purchasers in your community, but its not a job they can do alone.

Take the yuck out of goat’s milk: These tips for milking your backyard goats will help keep your homegrown milk safe and delicious.

For America as a whole to embrace local food, something’s gotta give in the way we think about eating.
A refractometer, while useful in home wine or beer production, can be used in multiple ways around the homestead to ensure consistent, quality final products.

Try your hand at these two raw desserts to open up your your palate to a new style of eating.
Need some convincing to start a garden with hay bales? We’ve got a few things that might persuade you.

Grow a pest- and disease-free garden rich in diversity by paying attention to where you source your seeds.
Cut down on a pest infestation with this simple, natural control technique using materials you already have at home.

Emerging research points out that the backyard garden just may be the cure for what ails us.

Your backyard livestock have more to offer than eggs and milk: They can provide fertilizer for your garden as well.
Give urban farming and local food a chance to thrive in your city by inviting election candidates to hash out their stances on the subject.

Composting is pretty easy, but every once in awhile, you run into a snafu. Use these tips to troubleshoot your problems.