A study in India showed worms will ingest soil toxins without re-polluting the soil when they die. It seems earthworms may be the key to reclaiming contaminated soils in India and around the world. Suneet Dabke, PhD, a consultant with Concept Biotech, spear-headed a four-year vermiculture bioremediation effort with the help of a grant from the […]
Clean up brush and weeds with the rough-cut mower that’s right for your farm and equipment.
Get your farm pond fish-ready this summer with these maintenance tips and tasks.
I’m a big advocate of making gardens legitimate living areas, and not just wild areas that are separate from the homes where we live.
I made two batches of strawberry jam last week and am looking forward to a nice harvest of snap peas to nestle into the freezer.
Taking care to wear the proper socks and garden shoes can help gardeners prevent foot pain caused by gardening activities this year. Many gardeners will experience foot pain this season as a result of overlooking the needs of their feet. But a few minutes of preparation and good common sense can keep gardeners comfortable all […]
Well, my first fir tip jelly venture nearly went up in flames—literally. A word to the wise: When making fir tip jelly (or any other jelly, for that matter), always use a larger pot than you think you’ll need.
Whether you call them weed trimmers, line trimmers or Weed Eaters (a brand), it's hard to deny the pleasure that comes with whipping weeds into fragments of green matter.
Photo by Audrey Pavia Foxy enjoying her new life as an urban barn cat. When Foxy was born some eight years ago in an apartment in Brooklyn, no one could have imagined she’d end up spending her senior years on an urban farm in California. Funny how things work out sometimes. Foxy belonged to […]
Thanks to the fortress-like fencing now around the veggie garden and strawberry patch, we are managing to enjoy quite the harvest already.
