Making soap is a fun way to be creative while making something useful. Combine your love for gardening with soapmaking by adding beautiful, fragrant, or medicinal herbs from your garden. ...

If you like to garden – and particularly if you like to grow tomatoes – chances are, you’ve heard of Septoria leaf spot (even if you didn’t know that’s what ...

I’m a meticulous gardener and I prefer a tidy garden bed, so I keep grass in its place. This year, creeping grasses have been particularly rambunctious, and I’ve spent many ...

Cucumbers are one of the best summer veggie crops because they’re easy to grow, versatile, and delicious. Cucumber plants produce heavy yields, but even the most seasoned gardener may encounter ...

Picture this – fresh chocolate chip cookies, right out of the oven, with a tall glass of milk. What kind of milk, you might ask? For most people, cow’s milk ...

Those of us who are keen on self-sufficiency know the importance of nutrient density. Numerous vitamins and minerals are essential for overall health and wellbeing. Quite simply, unless you want ...

This year, we decided to breed our sow, Boo, with Duroc genetics. Boo is a mixture of Tamworth and Berkshire genes, which in the past has led to piglets that ...

I can tell you from experience that not all fowl pox in your flock is as foul as it sounds. Yes – it’s frightening to see your pretty poultry marred ...

I live by the motto that anyone can grow at least some of their own food and medicine, no matter where they are. Of course, some regions are much more ...

Fungi, bacteria, viruses, and nematodes—oh my! These plant pathogens will undoubtedly show up in your garden eventually. Fortunately, there are ways to identify them and treat them with natural means. ...

Most people have never heard of salmonberries. Foragers love them, but you rarely see them in markets or growing in home gardens. Salmonberry bushes are a member of the Rubus ...

When we talk about growing a self-sufficient garden, we spend a lot of time on staple vegetables, long-storing fruits, and a few herbs. However, what about growing spices for self-sufficiency? ...

I will never forget my first garden. My husband and I grew a few types of tomatoes, some potatoes, and a few green bean plants in simple raised beds made ...

Money doesn’t grow on trees, but soap does. Soapnuts, or soapberries, have become popular over the last few years in western culture, but they have been used for thousands of ...

There are some aspects of your garden that you’d really like to stand out and others that you’d like to hide. Flowers, vegetables, statues, and water features are stars of ...

If you want a special berry plant to add to your garden, consider growing cloudberries. These small, delicate plants produce delicious berries that are considered a rare delicacy. They don’t ...

Gardeners who live in colder climates can get down during the winter. We love to be outdoors with our hands in the soil, which isn’t possible when it’s under three ...

I don’t know if there’s a topic that my husband gets more fired up about than when people leave too-tall stumps after cutting a tree.  As somebody who teaches chainsaw ...

When I think back to last January, I picture my husband and I standing in the aisle of our local feed store, mulling over a rack of supplements and supplies. ...

Creating an edible garden doesn’t have to break the bank. Truth be told, it barely requires you to dip into the bank at all. You might be surprised to discover ...