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The Book For Beginning Chicken Keepers

Beginning Farmers
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Starting your first flock and need a no-nonsense introduction into the world of chicken-keeping? This is the book for you.

3 Autumn Chores for a Healthy Lawn

Crops & Gardening
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As you begin to wrap up the harvest season, give attention to your lawn, as well.

4 DIY Spa Treatments Using Cucumbers

Homesteading
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Need a bit of rejuvenation after hours of harvesting? Turn to the harvest itself for help.

Kasha and Zucchini Salad

Urban Farming
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Courtesy Judith Hausman The zucchini just keeps on coming, so this week, I’m using it in a wonderful salad with kasha, herbs and a light lemon-oil dressing. Kasha is buckwheat groats, popular in Russian and Balkan cuisine, and contrary to the name, not wheat at all. I love the nutty taste and rough texture of […]

A Case of the August Blahs

Homesteading
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As the garden dies down and the kids return to school, I find myself with a case of the August blahs.

4 Herbs Not at the Farmers’ Market (That You Should Sell)

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Carve out a niche at your local market by growing fresh herbs that are hard to find.

4 Barn Tools You Need This Year

Equipment
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Whether you already have the barn or are looking to build it, these tools need added to the top of your wish list.

7 Onions That Bring in Cash at the Farmers Market

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Take onions from a supporting role at market to the star of the show with these seven moneymaking varieties.

How to Make Money Selling Rabbit at the Farmers’ Market

Farm Management
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Open your farmers’ market customers to a new culinary experience by offering rabbit meat for sale.

Breaking Broody

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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My solution to help a broody hen find her purpose.

Wash Your Hair With Homemade Shampoo Bars

Homesteading
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Suds up in the shower with natural, homemade shampoo bars.

5 Ways I Fight Powdery Mildew in My Garden

Crops & Gardening
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A wet summer means my bee balm is infected with the fungus powdery mildew. Here’s what I’m doing to control it and you can try, too.

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