It has been brought to my attention by my young farmhands that while I have posted many of their antics and shenanigans, I have not divulged nearly enough of my own "learning curves.”
Forget the plastic cups and peat pots. Soil blocks are an eco-friendly way to get your seeds started and make transplanting a cinch.
Practice food safety by properly washing all fruits and vegetables (organic or not) before eating to minimize your exposure to pathogens and chemicals.
As a magazine staffer, it’s part of my job to keep afloat of new media trends ,and one most inescapable social media trends in 2013 was the "selfie,” which was named Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year.
If you have a shovel and some buckets (or better still, a pickup truck), call your own municipality and ask if a pile of leaf compost is available to residents.
Before starting on your adventure to becoming a self-sufficient farmer, take a deep breath and follow these five bits of advice.
It’s a new year and time to talk sewing again. I wanted to start off the new year by expounding on the virtues of PDF sewing patterns or e-patterns. Huh! What? Let me explain.
Reap the benefits of the elderberry bush by paying careful attention to the harvest of this plant.
It’s no secret: I'm an advocate for weeds. As soon as the first chickweed leaves are ready in the spring, I search for as many as I can greedily stuff into my mouth.
Photo by Judith Hausman This upside-down cake will turn a frown into a smile. Here’s a sweet for January. Not only does it use citrus in season, but it also is lighter and more sanctimonious than most cakes because January is the month of eaters’ remorse and diet resolutions. The cake is relatively lightly sweetened […]
A range hood is necessary in every kitchen that has a cooktop, not just for alleviating those smoky mishaps but also for removing excess moisture, grease, gases and fumes.
If you have sugar-maple sap at your disposal, transform it into delicious maple syrup for pancakes and more in three simple steps.
