Ripening in late summer, pawpaws (Asimina triloba) are a delicious native fruit perfect for making into sorbets and other treats. Here's our fave recipe! …
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The Tyrant and I love growing interesting and unusual varieties of food in our edible organic landscape. Gardens don’t have to be designed as ugly rows of plants. Ideally, they can serve multiple functions, and providing a relaxing, beautiful…
Is it possible to be self-sufficient? If you're very unlucky, then yes. However, we think there are better goals to aim for than self-sufficiency.…
Learn how (and why) to grow delicious heirloom, organic hardneck garlic so you can enjoy your own homegrown garlic year round! …
It's a free-fertilizer giveaway! Enter for a chance to win a free lifetime supply of garden fertilizer.…
What do ladybug larvae look like? Or ladybug eggs? Find out to make sure you never accidentally kill these beneficial, predatory insects in your garden. …
Slate Magazine's article about GMOs & biotech says there is no difference between organic and conventional agriculture (or food). We respectfully disagree.…
They're pretty. They smell wonderful. And they taste amazing. Here are our three favorite wild edible flowers of spring...What are yours? …
Epigenetics: what you eat, drink, smoke, think and do has a biological impact on your children and grandchildren. …
We’ve been a little quiet over the past few months, but we think we’ve got a good excuse. We’ve been putting all of our spare time into a project that we’re REALLY excited to tell you about: GrowJourney Seeds of…
What lessons about life did we learn from the death of our duck? The answers may surprise you.…
Our oldest Welsh Harlequin duck, Lady Margaret Thrasher, laid her first eggs today! …
Hibiscus tea, hibiscus jelly... yep, hibiscus plants don't just make beautiful flowers, they can also make wonderful edible plants! …
Ducks vs chickens: find out which type of fowl comes out ahead in a side-by-side comparison for backyard (or farmyard) egg production. …
Meet a wild, native gourmet mushroom that can weigh up to 100 pounds and tastes just like chicken: Laetiporus cincinnatus, aka Chicken of the Woods.…