Yesterday, one of Dad's coworkers gave him a big bucket of fresh wild plums. Uzzi and I got to eat some! Mom even took out the pits.
Photo by Audrey Pavia Rio (left) and Milagro couldn’t be more different when it comes to dealing with the vet. I’ve been very fortunate that my two Spanish Mustangs, Milagro and Rio, have been healthy so far. I’ve had my share of sick horses in the past, so it’s a real blessing to have two […]
Possibly the most robust of the squash vines, cucuzza is an Italian treat that might soon make it's way into the hands of U.S. farmers.
I spent one afternoon last week with my son visiting Jennings Prairie, a restored prairie in Pennsylvania.
"Dirt on Gardening" blogger Jessica Walliser demonstrates how to divide a perennial plant to spread around the garden or share with a friend.
"Dirt on Gardening" blogger Jessica Walliser walks you through how to arrange ornamental plants in a container for a eye-pleasing design.
Photo by Judith Hausman Fragrant basil leaves pair perfectly with the apricots. A California vacation at apricot (and peach) time: aaahhh. We can manage good peaches in the Hudson Valley, but our apricot season is about 30 seconds. While in Northern California, we bought and ate them by the quart. Firm, sweet, tart and juicy, the […]
Use these natural canning ingredients as alternatives for the pectin, sugar and alum found in many canning recipes.
Mob grazing cattle makes for more efficient forage usage and promotes plant diversity, researchers at Iowa State University find.
Photo by Jim Tittle/www.nocfcfracplant.com Glacier Sands, LLC recently obtained a conditional permit to build a 325-acre frac dry-sand plant and rail-loading facility directly across the street from Cochrane-Fountain City School in Fountain City, Wis. This not-too-uncommon-in-Wisconsin facility will be located between Kamrowski Road and Bensel Pond, and will be the main distribution center for frac-sand […]
I am experimenting this year with allowing my spring-planted lettuce and radish to develop and drop their own seeds.
