
Try this simple, traditional siding method to protect your home build barns, sheds or outbuildings.
Teach your children about American pioneers and pioneers in your own family with these fun activities.

Regional festivals highlight fruits and vegetables and their traditional culinary uses.
Share your garden-fresh bounty with your biggest farm supporters by preparing a farm-to-table dinner.
The Girls’ coop satisfies their housing requirement and allows me to exert minimal—yet efficient—effort.

Kombucha-making is a fairly simple fermentation process, but sometimes, your brew doesn’t turn out exactly how you planned.
Native buckeye trees make great farm trees, with a diversity of purposes from using as privacy hedges to planting in low-drainage sites.

Fennel is a versatile root vegetable and herb that can be grown in both spring and fall for a delicious harvest.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015What Makes A Family Farm A Family Farm?”Family farm” is a generic term that means many different things to many different people. Here’s one farmer’s take. “Family farm” is a generic term that means many different things to many different people. Here’s one farmer’s take. “Family farm” is a generic term that […]
Salmonella is no joke. In 2007, before my chicken-keeping days, a friend and I were sickened with salmonella when we ate undercooked chicken at a restaurant in Lexington, Ky. Food poisoning hit each of us 18 hours later, and I’ve never been so sick in my life. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention […]

As with any crop, pests such as bugs and mildew are detrimental to marijuana, but what is safe to use on this newly legal plant?