Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock Budweiser is encouraging men to not shave in order to save water. This weekend, as the international community gears up for World Environment Day (June 5, 2011), Budweiser is asking adult men across the U.S. to help save 1 million gallons of water by not shaving. As part of Budweiser’s ongoing commitment to […]
So much is happening in the garden that I don’t even know where to start! Our landscape crew from Lighthouse Landscape Designs arrived with the excavator and Bobcat and began the grading process in the backyard. They laid the gravel base for the retaining wall and expect to begin setting the wall in the next day or two.
Photo by Judith Hausman Ready to harvest lettuces fill the hoop house. This summer, you’re going to hear more than once about a wonderful growing project I’m a part of. A group of about 10 of us are gardening/farming a very well-prepared plot together. We each have a weekly work slot, which may increase when […]
I am a sucker for the tools section of any hardware or big-box store. I can't help but look at those chop saws, drill presses, band saws and table saws and wish they were mine.
At the turn of the century, growers have begun to notice the benefits of growing brambles in high tunnels.
If you’re new to selling at farmers’ markets, survive your season with these business-minded tips.
Hobby Farms sits down with the director of Farm Safety 4 Just Kids to talk about child safety on the farm.
Courtesy Ryan McVay/Photodisc/Thinkstock According to a survey, less people think consumers should be responsible for recycling product packaging. In the just-completed wave of shopper research on environmentally friendly packaging conducted by Perception Research Services, 38 percent of shoppers agreed that consumers should be responsible for recycling packaging, down from 42 percent in 2009, with Midwest […]
When I’m surrounded by horses, chickens, rabbits and the most charming Corgi in the world, it’s easy to take my cats for granted.
Courtesy Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock Use a ceiling fan to keep cool and cut down on energy costs. While you’re at it, switch out the incandescent light bulbs for extra energy savings. As Memorial Day weekend approaches, it feels like summer is just around the corner. Once temperatures rise, the average home spends almost 20 percent of […]
Photo by Rick Gush I love the orange poppies from my home state of California, but the red poppies of Italy are striking and exotic to me. One of the reasons I really like living in Italy is that so much of ordinary, everyday existence is exotic to me. For example, I get a big […]
When I got home last evening, I decided to fill my patio planters even though I can’t put them on the new patio until the final coat of sealant is applied. I went ahead and planted a few of them in the ground, too.
