Yes, some hibiscus plants can be used to make wonderful foods and drinks. Find out how to grow and use the best one, Hibiscus sabdariffa!…
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Find out how to process and eat your incredible, edible pumpkin (and jack-o-lantern!) plus pumpkin flowers, leaves, and seeds!…
Edible roses? Yes! This in-depth edible rose article will teach you how to use each edible part of the rose plant, best edible rose varieties, and how to grow roses organically. …
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. …
Learn how and why to grow delicious heirloom, organic hardneck garlic so you can enjoy your own homegrown garlic year round! …
Pawpaw passionfruit sorbet is a delicious dessert made from native fruit: pawpaws (Asimina triloba) and passionfruit (Passiflora incarnata).…
These 5 organic farming facts might surprise you… and change what you put on your plate. We’re plant and science geeks who spend far more of our time than the average person getting our hands in the soil and…
Although the scientists we interviewed asked to remain anonymous, the ideas and information they shared about our food system urgently need to be heard. …
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.…
What edible plant can weigh over 2000 pounds and is 7000 years old? The pumpkin! Take a look inside the incredible, edible pumpkin & its ancient folklore.…
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? …
Killing and eating a duck we raised ourselves was one of the hardest things we've ever done. What did we learn in the process? The answers may surprise you.…
Our oldest Welsh Harlequin duck, Lady Margaret Thrasher, laid her first duck eggs today! Here are a few egg laying tips to get your ducks to start laying. …
It's been a great growing season, despite record rains that devastated nearby farms and gardens. Here are 3 permaculture lessons we learned this summer...…