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Gardening and Plants
Favorite Zucchini Recipe – Crema de Calabacín
Do you have more zucchinis than you know what to do with? Are you looking for a new recipe that makes even slightly overgrown zucchinis shine? This simple and satisfying soup of Spanish origin will help you find gratitude for zucchini’s generosity. When you whip up and enjoy your first ... Read more
The Best Growing Medium for your Container Crop
Homegrown fruits and vegetables taste great from garden to table. They let you tune up your green thumb and palate at the same time. Land-based living and working toward an environmentally sustainable world gives you more control of what you eat. Whether you garden in a full-sized plot or a ... Read more
How to Grow Great Lettuce
Homegrown lettuce is tasty and rewarding. In fact, when you grow your own, you’ll be amazed at how much lettuce you can harvest, even from a small area. Additionally, lettuce comes in many more shapes, colors, and flavors than you’ll find at the store; growing your own will open the ... Read more
Bare Root vs. Potted Fruit Trees
When you plant a fruit tree, you’ll have the option of either a tree in a pot, (what you’ll usually find at garden stores) or a “bare root” tree. The latter looks more like a stick with some roots at one end; they’re usually available my mail order or pickup ... Read more
Johnny Appleseed and a Story of Apples in America
The story of apples in America is way more exciting and significant than you might expect. In fact, the so-called mythical character Johnny Appleseed was a real live nurseryman, whose goals were slightly less wholesome than you might think. From Staple Food to Simple Snack These days, most people think ... Read more
How to Save Tomato Seeds in 3 Steps
It’s easy to save your own tomato seeds. We’ll walk you through the three basic steps to do it at home. Since tomatoes are self-pollinating, your seeds will sprout up plants that bear the same kind of fruit that you harvested them from. That is, of course, unless you’re using ... Read more
Goumi Berries
Elaeagnus multiflora Goumi berries (not gummy bears) are one of our favorite springtime treats. They’re beautifully bright red with silver speckles and are both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Plus, their seeds have significant amounts essential fatty acids. Not to mention, they’re ripe at the very beginning of fruit and berry season ... Read more
How to Weed a Garden
Weeding the garden is nobody’s favorite task, but it needs to happen in order to reap an abundant harvest. That’s why learning how to weed a garden efficiently and effectively is especially important. Choosing the right weeding tools in the garden is key. We’ll highlight a few of our favorites ... Read more
Herbal-Infused Vinegar
Wild greens popping up in the forest and fields are among the first heralds of springtime. One of our favorite things to do with these mineral-rich plants is to make herbal-infused vinegar. It’s easy to do and offers lots of health benefits. What’s more, it’s a tasty way to preserve ... Read more
10 Perennial Vegetables We Love
Perennial vegetable plants come back year after year, without needing to be replanted. No beds to dig, no soil to prepare, just a little weeding and mulching from time to time. Sound too good to be true? They are pretty amazing. Indeed, perennial vegetables can be a wonderful addition ... Read more
Perennial Primer
Perennial crops are some of our favorites. They’re the starlets of the permaculture world for many reasons. Not the least of which is that once they’re established, they keep giving and giving with (usually) less maintenance than annuals. There are tons of different perennial crops, from giant trees to ... Read more
How to Make Maple Syrup
To make maple syrup, collect sap from sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) and cook it down. This is done by placing small tubes (also known as “taps” or “spiles”) into shallow holes in the tree’s trunk; they direct the sap into buckets or other receptacles. After collecting it, pour the ... Read more
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