The folks at Farm Aid and Homegrown.org bring you stories of growing, cooking, crafting, brewing, preserving, building, making and creating. http://www.motherearthnews.com/blogs/blog.aspx?blogid=2147484599 The flowers weren't just there to be pretty. They provided a long blooming source of forage for our bees and the native pollinators. http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-farmyard/homegrown-life-flowers-arent-just-for-lookin-pretty.aspx By Farm Aid and Homegrown.org Mon, 14 May 2012 09:52:12 CST We wanted to write up a post about asparagus to explain how farmers look at the crop, but also as a sort of apology to our customers. We have spent many hours in the field and on the phone seeking farmers with an existing asparagus supply. We had man http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-farmyard/homegrown-life-an-ode-to-the-elusive-asparagus.aspx By Farm Aid and Homegrown.org Mon, 14 May 2012 09:45:29 CST A recipe for sourdough starter. http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-farmyard/living-homegrown-catching-some-levain-aka-sourdough-starter.aspx By Farm Aid and Homegrown.org Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:19:52 CST The morning started off with a decent lecture on poultry operation, production, and marketing. After a midday break, lectures resumed, this time being led by a different fellow, on the subject of free-range, humane certified broiler production. I won http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-farmyard/living-homegrown--the-scary-side-of-sustainability.aspx By Farm Aid and Homegrown.org Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:52:56 CST This fall, while the chickens were still living with the goats, we had decided to fence off the leg and seed it with pasture seed. I wasn't sure if we should seed it for the chickens or for the goats. After doing some research we ended up going with http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-farmyard/living-homegrown-a-bit-of-a-treat.aspx By Farm Aid and Homegrown.org Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:30 CST Clearly the NACE considers "useless" degrees to be ones in which pay is low and availability of jobs is scarce. However, shouldn't measuring the usefulness of an education take into account the actual benefits bestowed upon the person doing the study http://www.motherearthnews.com/the-farmyard/living-homegrown-utility-or-useless.aspx By Farm Aid and Homegrown.org Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:35:35 CST