Whether you tend a little patch of tomatoes, or are striving to produce most of the food for your family, here you’ll find articles about organic gardening, organic pest control, food preservation, permaculture, homesteading, and more.
Bees may seem small, but their impact on our environment is huge. As pollinators, they help plants grow, and produce the food we eat. Unfortunately, bee populations around the world …
Bee the Change: How Beekeeping Helps the Environment READ MORE »
Slugs and snails are common garden pests that can cause damage to a wide range of plants, from vegetables and fruits to flowers and ornamental plants. They voraciously feed on …
Perennial vegetables—crops that you plant just once and harvest year after year—are relatively rare in North American gardens. With the exception of asparagus, rhubarb and artichokes, most gardeners are probably …
20 Perennial Vegetables to Plant Once for Years of Food READ MORE »
If you are out gardening, hiking or foraging in meadows in early spring, you might learn (the hard way) that stinging nettles are a very common weed there. But despite …
With all the many, many wonderful chicken breeds out there, it can be hard to know where to start in choosing your first one. In this article, you’ll learn about …
Maybe you are an experienced gardener, and you have a neat binder full of garden plans and notes where you’ve carefully recorded your crop rotations, varieties and successes over the …
Aphids, sometimes called plant lice, are small insects that feed on the nutritious sap of plants. They are a common pest that can cause damage to a wide range of …
If you’re looking to buy seeds for your vegetable garden from socially responsible seed companies that are not associated with GMOs, Bayer/Monsanto, or any of their subsidiaries, look no farther… …
The 10 Best Seed Companies for Heirloom and Non-GMO Seeds READ MORE »
In many parts of the country this week, streets and walkways are covered in snow and ice, and everyone is using salt, sand and other chemical de-icers to make their …
Break the Ice Without Scorching the Earth: Non Toxic De-Icers READ MORE »
Tending a garden can quickly grow from a hobby into a lifelong passion. That means the gardener in your life probably already owns a lot of the things they need, …
As temperatures drop in Autumn, it’s time to put your garden to bed for the season. Doing so will protect your plants from damage or death due to cold, and …
Fall is the time to plant garlic. Garlic is ridiculously easy to plant and care for. It tastes great, looks beautiful, and takes up so little space that even people …
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