All of my fermenting vegetables got me thinking... I love sourdough bread, but I've been hesitant to start up a sourdough starter, wi...

September heralds a harvest of a different nature, with a quickened pace to match the flurry of spring planting. These two peaks of activity...

With the incredible rainfall we've had here in the east, there's been ample opportunity for fungal diseases in the garden. The late ...

We are growing some test plots of small grains and seeds in the garden this year. Mostly, these plots have taught me about the growing condi...

For the last three years we have been living in a conservative rural area, where the unemployment/ welfare and illiteracy rates are well ove...

My how the garden grows! Rainbow after a thunder shower only 10 days ago... The view from the kitchen table this morning. There's a lot ...

Our pastures are pretty tired. Before we started renting, they had been cut for hay, but not grazed or amended, for 20 years. The last time ...

The Fiddleheads are bursting out of the ground this week. These are my "wild asparagus". When picked young, they are a delicious s...

Eggs! Back on the menu! Our older layers quit mid-December, and our young flock would be ready to start laying eggs this spring. There are n...