If you live in a warm area, you can probably grow as many watermelons as you’d like.
We just returned from a wonderful vacation in California. While I really enjoyed visiting with friends in San Francisco, I most enjoyed setting my eyes on the giant sequoias for the first time in my life.
Proper food storage for your soups and stews is essential to maintain the soup’s flavor and preserve the food quality.
Photo by Judith Hausman This all-purpose casserole will make delicious use of your extra crops. Originally intended to make use of a bumper crop of summer squash, this easy dish works for nearly any abundance you receive. The squash version uses about 2 cups-plus of raw, grated summer squash but for this one, I began […]
Keep these basic baking ingredients in your farm pantry to have on-hand when you're in a pinch.
Don't get caught up in one of these mistakes beginners most commonly make when planting their vegetable gardens.
Courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock These little cuties can be so sneaky! As urban farmers, we are often limited in how many animals we can keep. My 1/2-acre suburban farm is comfortably full with three horses, three dogs and eight chickens. I don’t really have room or time for goats. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want […]
Learn the basics of tomato care and the keys to growing succulent, juicy tomatoes with this guide to growing tomato plants.
If you’re looking for an alternative to flour in your soup and stew recipes, these four ingredients can act as a thickening agent.
While honey harvests will continue in existing hives this year despite drought, new hives and next year’s harvest could be at risk.
Although a bit difficult to completely understand, figs are actually quite easy to grow.
Photo courtesy of EG Focus The 2012 London Olympic Park is taking sustainability to the next level. Olympic Stadium sits in an area known for housing London, England’s poor and socially progressive citizens and building depravation. That all changed this year with the opening of the 2012 London Olympics, based around Olympic Park, built in […]
