Reviving the lost art of self-reliance, one small step at a time
Growing a veggie garden is quite possibly one of the most rewarding activities a person can undertake. A little bit of poking around the soil can net bushels of fresh produce.
Knowing where your produce comes from and how it was grown is priceless. In a world where so many of us are trying to cut our exposure to unnecessary chemicals in our lives, taking control of our fresh food production is empowering.
From how much to plant and choosing appropriate vegetable varieties for your region, to soil improvement and composting. there’s plenty here to get you started.
Winter gardening tips: Cold weather garden projects to tackle during the off-season. These are almost as good as digging in the dirt!
50+ Winter Gardening Projects to Tackle in the Off SeasonRead More
Attract bees and other pollinators to your garden with these flowering perennials. Some flowers that attract bees are annuals, some are perennial. Opting for perennial flowers that attract bees means they’ll be there for the pollinators year after year in the garden. Cultivate these flowering plants that attract bees!
Flowers for Bees & Other Pollinators – 10 Perennials to Create Buzz in Your GardenRead More
The edible sweet potato vine provides winter greens when grown indoors during cold weather. It’s an unexpected ingredient, but for mid-winter fresh greens, sweet potato vine can’t be beat. They’re easy to grow! Use them in stews, salads, and stir fry dishes.
Indoor Greens: The Edible Sweet Potato Vine for a Winter HarvestRead More
Growing buckwheat: It’s surprisingly good at creating lots of unexpected benefits in a vegetable garden. PLUS, it’s super easy to grow.
Growing Buckwheat: 9 Reasons You Need it in Your GardenRead More
Hot summertime weather can cause many vegetable plants to wilt and die. But not these heat tolerant vegetables! You can even start them in high temps.
Heat Tolerant Vegetables that Thrive in Blazing Summertime WeatherRead More
You’ve heard about hydroponics, but what is hydroponic growing? This method of growing plants without soil has many benefits for the home gardener.
Hydroponics 101: An Introduction to Growing Food HydroponicallyRead More
Harvesting basil to ensure a continuous source of flavorful leaves from your garden all summer long is easy! Here’s how to pick basil leaves and use this tasty herb in recipes.
Growing and Harvesting Basil So it Produces All Season LongRead More
Extend your harvest season by utilizing the succession planting method. It’s an easy way to make your garden work harder. Instead of planting once and having an overabundance of some crops, stagger planting to have more produce across a longer length of time.
Succession Planting: An Easy Trick to Harvest More Food from Your Veggie GardenRead More
Are you tossing out a perfectly good leafy green while you wait for the “real” garden to grow? Growing purslane means early garden greens!
Foraging for Purslane: An Early Spring Green Right in your Backyard — and it’s FREERead More
