Photo by Audrey Pavia My three baby chicks when they were still little, peeking out from momma’s breast. I was outside this morning doing chores when I looked over at the lawn where my flock of chickens was gathered. For a second, I couldn’t tell the hens from the pullets. That’s when I realized that […]
Description: Rick gives you his secret fertilizing technique to growing great borlotti beans.
Photo by Judith Hausman This easy and versatile sauce is one of those recipes every cook customizes. Make your own signature version with very nearly any soft fruit (watermelon, strawberries) and nearly any pepper, depending on what you enjoy. You can start with a milder pepper and adjust it with a few drops of hot […]
Photo by Audrey Pavia This hen has been exhibiting a very weird behavior. I’ve had my flock of bantams for several years now, and I spend a lot of time watching them. So at this point, it’s hard for them to come up with a behavior I haven’t seen before. Yet, that is what happened […]
Photo courtesy Richard Beauchamp Sweet Water Foundation’s educational programs focus on sustainability and hands-on training. Sweet Water Organics, an urban fish and vegetable farm in Milwaukee, Wis., uses aquaponics systems to grow vegetables, herbs, tilapia and perch in what was formerly an abandoned warehouse in the heart of Milwaukee’s Bay View neighborhood. While the farm […]
If you live in a warm area, you can probably grow as many watermelons as you’d like.
Photo by Judith Hausman This all-purpose casserole will make delicious use of your extra crops. Originally intended to make use of a bumper crop of summer squash, this easy dish works for nearly any abundance you receive. The squash version uses about 2 cups-plus of raw, grated summer squash but for this one, I began […]
Courtesy of iStockphoto/Thinkstock These little cuties can be so sneaky! As urban farmers, we are often limited in how many animals we can keep. My 1/2-acre suburban farm is comfortably full with three horses, three dogs and eight chickens. I don’t really have room or time for goats. But that doesn’t mean I don’t want […]
Although a bit difficult to completely understand, figs are actually quite easy to grow.
Photo courtesy of EG Focus The 2012 London Olympic Park is taking sustainability to the next level. Olympic Stadium sits in an area known for housing London, England’s poor and socially progressive citizens and building depravation. That all changed this year with the opening of the 2012 London Olympics, based around Olympic Park, built in […]
Zoonar/Thinkstock Stuffed peaches are the perfect peach season dessert. In California a couple of weeks ago, apricots were the go-to fruit, but here at home in the Hudson Valley, N.Y., we’re having an early peach season. Dripping with perfumed juice, our local peaches are thick, fuzzy-skinned and yellow-fleshed (most commonly). Wonderful! A few of my favorite […]
Photo by Audrey Pavia Maybelline, one of my chickzillas. I had no idea how fast my baby chicks would grow. Every day, it seems like they are visibly larger than the day before. It was barely two months ago when they were tiny little fuzz balls, peeping incessantly to help mom keep constant tabs on […]
