As I write this, I’m sipping a bubbly glass of peach water kefir, with golden bits of chopped peach floating at the top. I’ve never been much of a soda …

When you think about washing clothes by hand, you probably conjure up images of someone in a calico dress scrubbing furiously on a washboard, up to their elbows in hot, …

What is the fun of summer without eating melon, at least once, twice or as often as you like?! At the beach, in the backyard or a park, near a …

Water is one of the most important factors – not only in your garden but on this planet. Life as we know it would not be possible without this vital …

While bees and their remarkable raw honey generally get a lot of buzzingly good press, we often lose sight of the other amazing gifts they have to offer. Beeswax is …

Growing your own is not just about sowing, growing and harvesting. It is also about making sure that you make the most of the crops that you grow. This means …

If you only have a small garden, growing in pots or containers can be a good way to go. Just because you don’t have a large backyard, that does not …

If you are about to harvest your raspberries fresh, or have already frozen them for later indulgence, this old-fashioned raspberry jam recipe certainly aims to please. It is slightly sweet, …

Houseplants do a lot to make a house a home. They clean the air we breathe, filtering out more than just CO2. Houseplants improve our concentration and productivity and even …

When my husband and I moved to our southwest Michigan homestead in the winter of 2018, one of the first priorities was establishing a massive garden. We dreamed of freezers …

Do you know how many raspberries fit into one jar of syrup? Me neither. All I can say, is that it takes plenty – and a lot more than you …

In an organic garden, we are always trying to find ways to deal with pests, problems and plants that do not involve the use of synthetic chemicals that can harm …

Mushroom growing – or fungiculture – is a fun, fascinating, and rewarding hobby that offers an altogether different experience from cultivating green plants. Successfully rearing mushrooms requires three basic things: …

Hornworms are one of the most common tomato plant pests. If you have small children in your life, then you’ve probably read Eric Carle’s book, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,” about …

To have a fully stocked pantry, with rows and rows of beautiful jars, is but a Pinterest dream for thousands of women (and men) in search of a self-reliant lifestyle. …

Sage is a wonderful plant to choose to grow in your garden. It can thrive in a wide range of different settings, and bring many benefits. It will be beneficial …

This post has been updated to reflect the discontinued use of Tradescantia’s former common name, ‘Wandering Jew’, with its racial beginnings, to its new common names of ‘Wandering Dude’, ‘Inch …

You might think of the spring as the primary seed sowing time. But there are actually plenty of seeds you can still sow through the summer months. In this article, …

You may not know it, but many gardeners swear by Epsom salt as a secret weapon in their organic gardens. It is generally better to focus on restoring or maintaining …

If you are trying to go greener, you may already be aware that baking soda is a very useful thing to have in your home. It can be used to …

For many of us, the sight of a creepy-crawly bug in our beautiful garden stirs an age-old instinct – SQUASH IT. But wait! Before you pulverize that little critter, take …

One of my favorite parts of gardening is making salads using all of the fresh vegetables that come out of my garden. There is nothing quite so good as a …

Mint is aromatic and pleasantly intoxicating, with cooling/soothing menthol flavors which have both culinary and medicinal properties. Plus, it is a perennial herb that is easy to grow. Yet, it …

There are a number of reasons why you might wish to grow climbing plants and flowering vines. You might wish to add them to a wall or fence to improve …