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...

The concept of the world's biggest kitchen table was hatched in January when we discussed chickens; now we go on to preserving/canning i...

The last part of my home review this week is the vegetable garden. The garden is one of four elements that we deal with to put food on ...

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

I received this email from a reader last week and I have to admit I'd not really given the topic much thought until then. "I wa...

I was going to resurrect some old posts while I was away but I forgot all about it until now. I hope you enjoy this old boy - it's from...

It's wonderful having the time to do a bit of preserving when the opportunity arises.  I bought a 10 kg box of tomatoes for $8 on Frida...