Photo courtesy of Thinkstock Urban-farming apprenticeships are popping up all over the country. Would-be farmers have a new way to hone their skills while helping to increase access to fresh produce in urban communities: urban-farming apprenticeship programs. They’ve been cropping up across the country with mounting frequency for the past few years, offering specialized, hands-on […]
I gave a lecture to our local Master Gardener group a week or so ago, and afterwards a small group of them approached me and asked if I have a favorite gardening book.
Many farmstead chefs take the DIY mantra beyond the confines of the kitchen into the gardens. After all, the best-tasting meals start with the freshest, perfectly ripe ingredients.
Photo by Judith Hausman I love incorporating chopped, fresh herbs into this adaptable biscuit recipe. Once again, I’m indebted to the Moosewood Collective’s cookbooks for a simple, healthy recipe. This basic biscuit recipe is so fast and adaptable, and it does not use the rich butter usually cut into biscuits and scones. You can even avoid […]
Earlier this winter, I began moving my shop tools to an old garden shed. After cleaning the 8- by 12-foot building, I moved about 70 percent of my tools and supplies, including my workbench and tool cabinet, into the shed ... where they sat.
Photo courtesy FoodCorps FoodCorps fosters child nutrition education through the creation of school gardens. Schoolyard community gardens are the centerpiece of one burgeoning organization’s mission to grow a new generation of participants in the sustainable-food movement. Part of the AmeriCorps network, FoodCorps burst onto the scene last year with support from a federation of partner organizations, including […]
Beautiful is bountiful when you blend form and function in your gardenscape with fruiting vines.
Grow grapes in the orchard, the vineyard or the backyard to produce an abundant and beautiful fruit crop.
Try growing this exotic vine for a plant that can cover a large trellis and produce a delicious tropical fruit.
Brilliantly colored hardy kiwis (and their fuzzy counterparts) can make great vines to add to your garden.
Take your homebrewing to the next level of local by growing your own hops.
Forget your conventional green bean; try a new pole bean variety in your edible garden.
