Add flowers you can eat to your garden for a bonus food source. Here’s how to use edible flowers in your kitchen (and how to know what’s safe to eat.)
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Fall Clean Up: Four Chores to Tackle Before Winter Sets in
Handling fall clean up chores and preparing for one last garden crop makes autumn a busy time of year. Beekeepers, gardeners, and chicken farmers all need to do a little fall clean up — or assessment — to make sure that the land that sustains them is prepared for winter months. Are these chores on your list?
Homemade Creme de Cacao – Chocolate Liqueur for Your Happiest Hour
Homemade Creme de Cacao liqueur is great for gift giving, but be sure to make an extra bottle for you! It makes happy hour happy.
Metal arch and trellises in a garden at the Smithsonian.
These Easy DIY Trellis Ideas Will Get Your Garden Growing UP!
Growing vertically is a great way to make the most of a small garden space. Learn to build an inexpensive garden trellis with these DIY trellis ideas.
How to Grow Bean Sprouts From Seeds
Learning how to grow bean sprouts & lentil sprouts at home can save you a bundle — it’s easy! Growing sprouts means fresh produce right in your kitchen!
Supplemental Lighting for Chickens: Is it Necessary?
Ever wonder why your hens’ egg production decreases in the wintertime? Here’s why, how chicken lights help, and a discussion about whether or not you should use them.
Fig Tree Care and How to Grow a Fig Tree in a Pot
What you need to know about planting figs, fig tree care, & growing an indoor fig tree. The pretty tropical foliage & sweet harvest make them hard to beat.
Harvest Wintertime Flavor with a Windowsill Herb Garden
A windowsill herb garden makes fresh flavor convenient throughout the winter; it’s also a good option year round for apartment or condo dwellers.
Companion Planting with Herbs for a More Robust Garden
Companion planting repels pests & boosts your garden’s health. Try adding herbs like dill, chives, and rosemary to your vegetable garden to help it thrive.
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
If you’re ready to shake up your pantry routine and shift from boxed to homemade, be sure to check out my latest project, Attainable Sustainable Pantry (National Geographic Books).
My earlier book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (also from National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
