Learn to Brew Great Beer at Home with this Easy Recipe
When it comes to improving your self-sufficiency, learning how to brew your own beer tops many lists. However, lots of people are put off because they assume mastering homebrew requires …
When it comes to improving your self-sufficiency, learning how to brew your own beer tops many lists. However, lots of people are put off because they assume mastering homebrew requires …
If you’re a nature lover or outdoorsy type, you’re no stranger to toads and frogs. These adorable amphibians can be found in forests, ponds, creeks, and gardens all over the …
Ponds and water features add a unique aesthetic to any garden. If you’ve always had one, or if you’re finishing up the last touches to your new feature, you’ll no …
When life hands you lemons, go ahead and make a fresh-squeezed lemonade, but don’t toss out those peels. At least, not just yet. There are plenty of better uses for …
If you’ve ever been told that gardening is easy, you’ve been lied to. The truth often hurts, doesn’t it? Or perhaps the truth has been stretched and contorted so much …
Green beans can climb to great heights (8-12 feet tall!), or remain close to the ground in an easy-to-pick bush form. This makes them quite versatile in the garden, allowing …
The ability to weave your own baskets is one of the many self-reliant skills that you shouldn’t be missing out on. Why? Because basket weaving requires few tools, making it …
You’ve probably scrolled past countless videos online displaying one of the most popular gardening hacks on the internet – regrowing veggies from scraps. There are thousands of videos and articles …
When it comes to perennial garden plants, lavender often tops the list. This member of the mint family adds fragrance to every flower bed and attracts a variety of beneficial …
With summertime fun comes both the heat and the sun. And if cooking inside has you rethinking turning the oven on, get outside in the early morning or later in …
Your basic homebrew kit. This is it, everything you need, and none of the extras you don’t to get you well on your way to having a pantry full of …
There’s nothing better than fresh herbs to flavor your food, and when the supermarket sells them in cute little pots, they’re pretty irresistible, especially for those of us who love …
As a teenager, one of my favorite memories was sitting on the back porch with my mother while we read on a summer evening. The porch was screened in, and …
Most chicken keepers have a lurking fear of something going wrong with their flock. There are so many health issues that chickens can encounter, there’s no wonder we worry! The …
Frequently relegated to garnish status, parsley is often overlooked as an herbal seasoning. Adding a brightness, freshness, and piquancy to foods, the flat-leaf variety is so flavorful that it can …
Did you know that very few ducks actually “quack”? It’s true, they don’t. Are you aware that male ducks are called drakes? That females are called hens or ducks? And …
If you’re looking to diversify your garden with a strong, beneficial plant, then look no further. Horseradish is your new best friend – and possibly your garden’s. Horseradish is not …
Stellaria media is all around us, one of the numerous early wild edibles, more commonly known as chickweed. Other names for this gracious little plant include chickenwort, starweed, maruns, craches …
In the far past, hedgerows were often planted to mark property lines and edges of fields where grazing animals fed. It kept the sheep in and the deer out. At …
When I moved into my second-story apartment downtown, it was the first time in my life that I didn’t have a yard. I had no patch of grass to call …
Although the gardener grows plants as a source of food and beauty, it’s easy to forget that the plant’s sole purpose in life is to reproduce. Bolting – or going …
Is that one ripe? Can I pick that yet? How can you tell if it’s ready? To all of my new gardening friends out there, let me put your worries …
Zucchini and squash can be relatively easy plants to grow. But like most crops, there are a number of things that can go wrong. If you’re having issues with your …
Fifteen years ago, my wife Shana and I bought a little farm on twelve acres in southcentral Pennsylvania. It was all we could afford at the time — maybe even …