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.
Photo by Rick Gush I’ve set aside room in my garden for Italy’s red poppies. Ah, June is almost here and it looks like we’re finally going to have a pretty spectacular show of red poppies in the garden this year. These poppies, Papaver rhoea, are easily the most beautiful weed here in Italy. When […]
This is the time of year when our dark green Douglas fir trees flaunt new, spring-green needles from the tips of each bristling branch, and I always think about making fir tip jelly for future holiday gifts.
Understanding the natural operation of your farm fish pond can help you keep your fish alive and healthy.
Enjoy the taste of sweet or spicy peppers all summer long by watching out for disease and conditions that can make you pepper plant fail.
Courtesy Stock.XCHNG The newly formed National Institute for Renewable Energy, led by Texas Tech University, plans to research the use of wind energy and develop the renewable energy industry. The Texas Tech University System, the Innovate Texas Foundation and The Wind Alliance recently announced the formation of the National Institute for Renewable Energy, an independent […]
Since I was a little kid, I’ve wanted to raise my own horse. I’ve finally gotten around to it.
