More ways to increase your sustainability. Carol Ekarius offers a checklist of ideas to consider for a new homestead or for improvements to an existing homestead.
Learn more about growing lavender from Lavender Fields in Valley Center, Calif. The business has provided its owners with a serene place to work, live and dream.
If you and your friends have decided to form a book club, you'll definately need an agenda to help keep you on track. Our sample book club agenda gives you direction on how to plan your meeting
Why learn to make homemade bread? "Without bread all is misery.”—William Cobbett, British journalist (1763-1835) Read on to learn about making bread.
Check out these books on some of our favorite things, the country, zucchini and wild wines
At the 1900 Farm at Living History Farms visitors learn how men and women worked side-by-side to run a farm in the early 20th century.
Summer on the farm, with all its chores, is a fleeting season. Discover new ways to prioritize and relish every warm, delightful day.
Learn about tractors and other farm transport vehicles that make a difference on any farm.
Try something different than the usual poultry this fall. Try this recipe for pheasant with mushrooms and cream sauce. Prepare a succulent pheasant instead.

Root cellars, the ancient technology that enables the long-term storage of your farm’s bounty.
Make ice cream a cooperative project. Try these fun, group activities with your next ice cream making gathering.