Winter can be a bummer for those of us with a green thumb, but there’s plenty of garden activity to keep you busy in the off season.
Speed up the time it takes to turn food scraps into garden fertilizer by adopting this hot-composting techniques.
Although they’re not the most likely of companion animals, chickens can help bring joy to humans in recovery.
Recycle your home, food and personal waste as fertilizer and mulch to build your garden’s soil quality without spending a dime.
Have you traded your time in front of the TV for time in front of the hive? Watch out, you’re on your way to becoming a bee geek.
Integrate your flock into a healthy growing system that is self-supporting.
Innisfree Hotels/Flickr In their book, The Hidden Half of Nature, authors David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé show just how intertwined the health of our gardens is with the microbial world. Here are some of their tips for taking care of the beneficial microbes in your garden soil. 1. Cover Up Bare Soil Helpful microbes […]
Trapping an unwanted wild animal in your backyard can not only injure you or the animal, it could be illegal.
Keep your leftover boxes from deliveries, gifts, or supplies out of the trash and put it to use on your farm.
A self-sown garden may go against your green-thumb intuition, but it could make your garden life a whole lot easier.
Different from a draft, coop ventilation is needed year-round to keep your flock from getting sick or frostbitten.
Looking for a more sustainable option for your mower or weed whacker? The scythe could be your answer.
