The name of this plant alone says just how cool it is. With a weird spiky flower that beneficial insects love, the Rattlesnake Master (a.k.a. Yucca-leaf Eryngo, Button Snakeroot) is a must have...
Cajun Grain is a 150 acre farm outside of Kinder Louisiana, and is the product of 30 years of rice and cattle farming. Roughly 15 years ago, Kurt and Karen Unkel decided to make the move to farm in...
Seven years ago Chuck Varney was in the middle of clearing 15 acres of land for a subdivision on Chebeague Island, just off the coast of Portland, Maine, when he stopped. He’s a logger who runs a...
Sheet mulching (a.k.a. Lasagna Layering) is a technique for building new planting areas through composting in place. It uses gathered materials, microscopic organisms and time to create rich furtile...
Jan Hoadley grew up on a family farm in Illinois, and learned early that being different was OK. She’d been drawn to heritage and heirloom varieties partly because of the historical aspect...
Garlic is an excellent and cheap way to deter many sucking and soft bodied insects such as aphids and whiteflies. You can also use it to curb fungal growth in place of sulphur sprays. Ingredients: 3...
by Mary Pellerito As I’ve said before in this space, I really enjoy watching nature at work in my garden. I enjoy watching robins pull worms up from the ground. I enjoy watching birds creating...
by John Moretti If there’s any vegetable that tastes better than one you’ve found in a farmer’s market, it’s one you’ve grown at home from seed. Sort of like raising children, where others see a ton...
by Clare Ellis Craig and Tara Smith bought a farm in Petalumashortly after they read Michael Pollan’s book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and were blown away. “That’s a dangerous book,” says Craig. Once...
Onions are a staple in most peoples home and market gardens. They are relatively easy to grow but prefer a loose, loamy soil, with a pH of somewhere between 6 and 7. If you are planting onions...