What can Guinea Fowl Offer Your Homestead?
Guinea fowl are a unique looking, as well extremely helpful, addition to your homestead menagerie. What are the benefits? Well, first of all, guineas are one of the best ways to control ticks. Chickens...
View ArticleA Fruit Tree Is A Good Idea. A Fruit Tree Guild Is An Even Better One.
Fall and Spring are both great times of year to plant fruit trees. Fall is my favorite time because a trees energy is directed toward root development in the Fall and towards vegetative growth in the...
View ArticleWhat Is Permaculture?
Permaculture is a way of approaching design in which we seek to work in cooperation with the given environment rather than against it. It is most commonly used to describe a form of agriculture, but...
View ArticleHow To Grow Luffa
I am a little embarrassed to admit that although I used luffa for a majority of my life, I had no idea until maybe 7 or 8 years ago where it actually came from. I had vaguely considered it, and thought...
View ArticleEat Your Flowers
Did you know many varieties of flowers are edible and jam packed with vitamins, minerals and micro nutrients? Placing fresh flowers on your dinner or dessert plate is a way to add beauty and nutrition...
View ArticleHunting For Morels
It is that time of year when the delicious, and sometimes elusive, morels make their appearance. In early Spring when the nights are staying around 50 degrees and the “leaves on the trees are the size...
View ArticleHow To Grow The Best Strawberries
Have you ever had a ripe strawberry grown in a home garden? There is really no going back once you have. Juicy, sweet, and delicious, the pure strawberry-ness of them make the ones sold in plastic...
View ArticleChemical Free Pest Control In The Edible Garden
I have been growing food for 10 years now and I have yet to use any chemical pesticides or fertilizers. Read on for tips on how to grow beautiful chemical free produce at home! FIRST: CHOOSE AN...
View ArticlePlanting a Wildflower Garden
Why Would I Want a Wildflower Garden? A wildflower garden or meadow is an easy and low maintenance way to add beauty to an outdoor space. Some people are switching to the wildflower meadow in their...
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