Organic Gardening
Learn how to use natural, organic gardening methods to grow the freshest food in your own garden.
Biochar: Ancient Method for Long-Term Soil-Building
By Tom Stephan, Barn Owl Boxes
The early Mesoamericans knew about biochar for soil fertility. Learn how this ancient soil amendment can promote soil building in gardens today.
Which Vegetable Crops Survive Cold Weather?
By Pam Dawling
Knowing at what temperature various crops will die, and watching weather forecasts will help us act in time to save our crops.
Deep Mulching: Give Your Garden the Gift of a Cozy Winter Blanket
By Jodi Kushins, Over the Fence Urban Farm
Revisiting the Ruth Stout's deep mulching system for soil fertility and reduced work in your garden.
How to Propagate Plants: Start a Backyard Plant Nursery Business, Part 4
By Elle Meager, Outdoor Happens
How to propagate Heliconia, Gingers, Bamboo, Monstera, Philodendron, and Hibiscus with lots of photo's and tips.
Start a Free Community Produce-Sharing Group
By Liz Beavis, Eight Acres
Our aim was to create community as well as share our excess produce. Three years later, more than 60 people bring excess produce from their gardens, plants, seedlings, cuttings and seeds, along with useful household items like newspapers, books, jars and containers.
Managing the 5 Elements on the Farm
By Darby Weaver, Life Arises Farm
Implementing practices learned from authors and gurus can be helpful, but must also be rooted in a deep sense of place.
Pruning Grapes for Maximum Harvest
By Regina Hitchcock
How you prune your grapes determines how well the plants overwinter as well as produce the following year.
A Tale of Two Farms
By Kurt Jacobson
The author visits two farms with different missions but both use eco-friendly practices on a daily basis.
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