Photo by Judith Hausman Cherries and blueberries make refreshing additions to this summer salad. Red, white and blue desserts were everywhere for Fourth of July: strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream — what’s not to like? Still, strawberries are about done in the Hudson Valley (it wasn’t the best year for them), blueberries aren’t yet ripe […]
Rose hips, also called rose haws, are the bright-red fruit of rose plants both tame and wild.
Photo by Audrey Pavia Baby Jo has taken to mothering my other hen’s chicks. My three chicks are 1 month old now, and they are out and about in the yard with the rest of the flock. They stay close to their mom most of the time. The rest of the time, they are with […]
If your environmental surroundings make constructing a root cellar impossible, consider these storage options to make your harvest last through winter.
Ginger is easily propagated and grown, so why not add it to your garden?
Photo courtesy of BrightFarms.com The world’s largest rooftop garden is being built in Brooklyn, N.Y. A new hydroponic greenhouse set atop an old warehouse in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s Sunset Park is set to begin construction this fall — and just might transform New York City into the new model for urban agriculture. Announced in April, the […]
This has been a great year for our flowering trees. Although many of them were planted just last year, they were stellar bloomers this spring.
Slow Food’s biannual international gathering celebrates the diversity of local foods from around the world.
Photo by Judith Hausman This basic shiitake mushroom saute pairs well with almost any carbohydrate. Another project at my farm garden is inoculating logs with shiitake mushroom spores for a crop of meaty mushrooms. Before the more Mediterranean vegetables come in around here, earthy shiitake mushrooms are a treat with all the other early vegetables. […]
Wild roses always have five petals—no more, no less—and while most are pink, some are white, yellow or red.
Barn fires are the most common emergency disaster farmers encounter. Reduce the risk of devastation on your farm.
