It's almost time to forage for wild strawberries, a flavorful fruit that's both an ephemeral treat and relatively safe for even novice food finders.
April showers bring May flowers, or so the old saying goes. You can never have too many flowers around the farm, and I have ambitions to plant more—many more.
Livestock umbilical care is an easy, effective way to ensure a good start to life for newborn animals. Here's what to know about managing your young livestock's belly button.
Chickens are the obvious poultry choice, but there's a strong market for specialty poultry, too, such as goose, quail, guinea fowl and more.
Water is a plentiful and powerful force, and it's important to understand how it moves and collects to put water to adequate use on the farm.
Ready to learn pressure canning but not sure where to start? Here's a list of some basic, essential supplies to start preserving with a pressure canner!
U-pick farms offer visitors a chance to meet producers and see how food is grown. And for farmers, a u-pick operation can mean steady, worthwhile profits.
Melissa Brown from the Washington-based Bee Merry Farm tells us how dahlias, zinnias and sweet peas are all part of her palette.
These two families employ very different plans to their chicken-keeping endeavors. Both work well, so read on for tips for your own flock!
Raising sweet corn offers numerous benefits, from important economic lessons for children to a delicious summer crop straight from the field to the table!
Let me introduce you to three farm tools that are less obvious than shovels and rakes, but nevertheless abundantly useful in their own underrated ways:
Harvest common chickweed for its cooling, drawing and nutritive benefits in salads, soups and teas. It's a beneficial and easy-to-find forage!
