Cattle Feeding Basics: Evaluate Your Energy
September 18, 2023In this ongoing look at the basics of feeding cattle, we turn our attention to energy: what it means, what delivers this component and providing it to your herd.
Recipe: Vegan Mexican Street Corn Salad
July 7, 2023This corn salad recipe from “Abuela’s Plant-Based Kitchen” by Karla Salinari puts a delicious vegan spin on elote—Mexican street corn.
Lessons Learned From 2 Years Of Growing Corn
September 20, 2022Growing corn has been one of my most satisfying gardening projects over the last two years. But I’ve learned some lessons I’ll carry forward to next year.
Add Some Grain Crops To Your Homestead Garden
March 15, 2022Improve your soil and your food security by growing some grain crops in the garden this year. Here’s how to get started.
Summer Squash and Corn Pancakes
August 13, 2014At the height of the summer, the amount of zucchini is overwhelming and it’s easy to find yourself in a rut. However, these tender, small squash, in all their wonderful variety, can be a welcome raw material many simple summer dishes. Whether bright-yellow, pale-green, striped, scalloped, tennis ball-shaped, you can grate them, dice them, sauté […]
Share Your Favorite Old-Time Farm Wisdom
July 9, 2014Preserve ancient farming traditions by passing along and putting to use these old-time farm sayings.
Winter Slaw
January 2, 2014Photo by Judith Hausman Top some tacos with this winter slaw. We had black bean and corn tacos for dinner last night: perfect warming food for a frigid snowy night. The local corn in them (I had frozen wisely) reminded us that summer would eventually return. Still, even wintery dinners need the refreshment and […]
Wise Old Heirlooms Teach Us About Feeding the World
July 23, 2013No surprise to small-scale farmers, scientists are now looking to traits in heirloom plant varieties to learn how to improve plant production.
Cooler Soil Temperatures Could Shorten Growing Season
March 29, 2013After 2012’s record highs and lengthy drought, 2013 is getting off to a noticeably cooler start.
Can Sustainability Equal Profitability?
January 18, 2013Diverse crop rotations provide higher yields and lower inputs, according to an Iowa State University study.
