Grow Basil For Its Ease & Its Sensory Delights
July 31, 2020Grow basil for a garden smell that stops you in your tracks and a taste in your cooking that will earn you rave reviews. This easy herb is a treat for the senses.
Sassafras Tea & Jellies Deserve A Place In Your Kitchen
July 9, 2020Homemade tea and jellies used to be commonplace—until researchers suggested that a sassafras root ingredient was potentially carcinogenic.
10 Quick-Growing Vegetables For An Early Harvest
June 2, 2020When starting a garden, it’s important to grow some early producers to keep spirits and harvests up. Here are 10 quick-growing plants you can grow.
Got ‘Ugly’ Seconds Produce? Get A Field-Gleaning Plan
March 5, 2020Starting a field-gleaning program to donate seconds produce is a great way to help others—and reap benefits for your farm in the process.
Start A Pumpkin Patch To Increase Small-Farm Profits
March 2, 2020Looking for a new way to bring income to your small farm? Consider starting a pumpkin patch to grow seasonal squash for sale during harvest season.
Grow Sweet Potatoes To Harvest & Cure
November 15, 2019The sweet treats are easy enough to grow, but they can be tricky to extract.
Meet the Marshmallow, a Soft, Plush, Rangy Herbal Helper
September 12, 2019The leaves as well as roots of the marshmallow, a prairie plant, are used in remedies for digestive, respiratory and urinary tract problems.
5 Ways to Increase Your Food Independence
July 2, 2019In honor of Independence Day, we share several ways we work toward establishing true food independence. You can do the same.
How to Harvest & Dry Homegrown Garlic
June 28, 2019Planting garlic is only the first step in enjoying this delicious crop. Learn how properly harvesting and drying homegrown garlic can improve its shelf-life
The 5 Most Common Mistakes in Gardening
November 8, 2018Everyone makes mistakes. Even gardeners. But avoiding these most common mistakes in gardening saves you lots of time, energy and trouble.
