Photo by Audrey Pavia Betty Jo is one of the hens sitting on a clutch of eggs in my coop. Baby Jo and Betty Jo are sitting on a clutch they laid in the coop. They take turns, so I’m assuming the clutch has eggs laid by both hens. When the eggs hatch, it will […]
Only three years into the movement, Slow Money has provided startup capital and loans to farmers across the U.S., and their opportunities continue to grow.
Photo by Rick Gush Romano green beans are my favorite beans! I had never grown Romano green beans before I came to Italy, and the only ones I had eaten were, I realize now, horribly overcooked. Romano beans have a bit of mucilage like okra, but only a small amount. Unfortunately, overcooking is how to […]
Photo courtesy of Sims Recycling Did the recycling effort create a world record? We’ll see! The Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas, was the site of an e-waste recycling event, along with facilities located in Long Beach, Calif.; Sacramento,Calif.; Chicago, Ill.; and New York, N.Y., that combined, were part of an effort of a global […]
Narrow down the best heirloom apple variety to grow on your farm, starting with these 16 picks.
I am not a fan of arugula. It’s too bitter for my liking, and I don't find its spiciness as pleasant as everyone else does.
Perched between the Santa Lucia Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, rests one of the most prolific 4 acres of farmland in Big Sur, if not the entire California Coast.
Photo by Judith Hausman Stewed rhubarb makes for a homey, spring-y dessert. Rhubarb tart, rhubarb jam, strawberry-rhubarb pie and trendy, savory rhubarb confit — it’s that time of year around here. Delicate peas fill the wooden crates, local asparagus are bundled with twine and long, sleek stalks of pucker-y rhubarb are lined up at the […]
Electric motors are great, and modern life wouldn't be the same without them. Let an electric appliance stop working, as our clothes dryer did recently, and you are quickly reminded how vital these machines are.
The sweet nectar from elderberry plants is used in a popular liqueur in Italy.
Photo courtesy of Horizons Saima Moshin visits PlantLab in The Netherlands. Adam Shaw and Saima Moshin, broadcast journalists with the Horizons program on BBC World News, produced a documentary that examines innovative solutions for feeding an ever-expanding urban population. Shaw, an award-winning journalist and recipient of the British Broadcaster of the Year award, traveled to […]
