We saw the first robins of the season today, hopping around on the front lawn. There were two plump ones with beautiful orange bellies pulling worms out of the soil. I couldn’t help but wonder if they were a mating pair looking to build a home somewhere at our place.
Courtesy Tai Dinnan Thanks to the volunteers at the Somerville Maple Syrup Project, children in Somerville, Mass., can learn how real maple syrup is made. A couple of weeks ago, in Somerville, Mass., my friends and I walked single file down what was left of the sidewalks and crossed the city streets through cuts in […]
A profitable egg business requires more than raising healthy chickens. Use these tips to get your egg business up and running.
Have you ever noticed how important little things can be? In fact the smaller things get, the more attention they often demand. I was reminded of this the other day when I received my latest mailing from Lee Valley Tools.
Courtesy Steve Mason/Photodisc/Thinkstock In order to fight food deserts and make room for healthy food options, South Los Angeles now limits the building of new fast-food restaurants. There’s no shortage of fast-food restaurants in South City of Angels. On the contrary: The City Council estimates that there are close to 1,000 fast-food restaurants in a […]
Smoking your favorite foods couldn’t be simpler—just look as far as your backyard.
Identify wild animals on your farm with downloadable track identification cards.
Hydraulic power is one of the greatest of on-farm labor savers. The problem with a labor saver is when they don't work, you hate to go back to doing without.
I have the benefits of city life alongside those of the barnyard.
Courtesy Hemera/Thinkstock New York City’s FoodWorks plan aims to transform the city’s food systems to make local food more accessible and sustainable. “New York state is home to over 36,000 farms and 7 million acres of farmland. We rank second in apple production—growing more than enough to meet our local demand. Yet we still import […]
This has been a cold winter with a bit of snow. Some of the tender stuff in the garden, like the clivia, is frost damaged, but most of the plants have come through fine. Some, like the succulents and cacti, have actually seemed to thrive.
I know that spring is just around the corner because the chickens have started to lay again. That’s always a good sign. There are, of course, other indications that spring is nearly here.
