Spring cold snaps are no fun, especially when you’ve jumped the gun and planted tender plants. Err on the side of caution and wait until after the absolute last freeze dates to start planting...
Plastic eggs, stuffed rabbits, and Chinese chocolate chickens be gone! This year for Easter make a basket full of colorgul egg-shaped seed bombs. What is a seed bomb you say? The classic seed bomb...
Early spring. It is full of hope and promise. Birds are returning from their winter homes. Snowstorms are subsiding. Daytime temperatures are warming. Greenhouses are filling with plants. ...
Garlic can be planted in the spring for a late summer harvest or in the fall for an early summer harvest. Most people plant it in the fall in order to utilize otherwise fallow crop space over the...
It is always so interesting to hear how people get started in gardening and farming. The following is the touching story of how Michael Karp of Cosmos’ Acres came to tend an avacado and fruit...
In 1992, the Alger Family decided to leave the suburban area of Chicago, IL to come to southwest Missouri in order to eliminate their family’s debt and live a slower lifestyle. They purchased a small...