One of the many things we do here is to keep an eye on our house, car and garden maintenance. We don't want things to get out of hand a...

There is something about Sunday afternoons. I'm not sure what it is but I know they feel different to every other afternoon. I'm wr...

All of us who grow food, keep chickens or bees, milk a house cow or a goat, or keep pigs have to know a thing or two about the seasons. Her...

The garden really is the queen of all seasons. After all our summer salads, she makes way for all the hearty and nourishing winter vegeta...

In the next few posts about food security I'd like to write about what we grow for our own fresh food needs, and how we grow food for s...

We planted our garlic in March and true to form, it was ready for harvesting in late September. We bought our garlic from Green Harvest , a...

So, you've decided on the location of your garden, you know north from south and you know where the shade is during the day, let...

If you're extremely impatient, don't start a garden because nature is slow, gardening takes time and it can't be rushed. Howeve...