by Pamela Bofferding | Jul 21, 2016
Pineapples are delicious and nutritious—they’re great when used in smoothies, muffins, or baked goods (find even more recipes here). They provide 105% of your daily value of Vitamin C, they’re high in Manganese and Thiamin, and studies have shown that three servings...
by Tess Pennington | Feb 28, 2018
Spinach is one of the first seeds you can plant for a spring harvest and a wonderful source of Vitamin A and one of the healthiest sources minerals and nutrients that we can grow. It is considered a superfood because of all the nutrition these little leaves are packed...
by Tess Pennington | Oct 14, 2013
This weekend, my daughters and I were carving our pumpkins like we do every year around this time. As I carved the pumpkin into the desired ghoul, I realized this year that instead of throwing the pumpkin scraps and seeds into the compost bin like I normally do, I can...
by Tess Pennington | Aug 9, 2010
This article was originally posted at Connexions Amish farming has been handed down from parents to children for so many generations that the reasons for doing so are almost forgotten. For example, the rotations of our field crops work so well that they’re...
by Pamela Bofferding | Oct 1, 2016
With the price of food on a steady incline, more people are making an effort to grow their own food sources at home. While having a functioning garden is easy during the warm summer months, when the days get shorter in the fall, gardeners have to get creative in...
by Granny Spear | May 16, 2014
When we were growing our own food space was very important. We had a good sized garden, but not massive, and compost heaps take up a lot of room. We disposed of human waste from the outhouse into pits, which we covered with soil. By the time we had filled pits right...
by Tess Pennington | May 12, 2011
After 13 years of inactivity, a Southern brood of cicadas, specifically known as the XIX Magicicada, are about to emerge after laying dormant underground. Although the cicadas are harmless to humans, they are however, a nuisance where gardens and trees are...
by Tess Pennington | Aug 23, 2014
No matter what season you find yourself in or headed towards, a jumpstart in growing time is always useful to keep your organic vegetable garden producing (that’s one reason transplants are so commonly utilized). Melissa Melton and Aaron Dykes demonstrate how easy it...
by Tess Pennington | May 9, 2016
This week, we had a few additions join our happy little ranch by mail order. This was the first time that I ordered poultry online, and decided to give it a go. Each year, I like to try raising a different small animal breeds to challenge myself in producing my own...
by Tess Pennington | Dec 10, 2009
America was founded upon an agrarian lifestyle, and farmers were the driving force behind America. Currently, people are trying to find ways to move back to farming in order to grow their own food, to be more self sufficient and less dependent on the government. Back...
by Contributing Author | Sep 19, 2014
Chances are, you’ve seen tiny, pretty little greens in your salads or as a garnish perched on top of your meal at a restaurant. Maybe you’ve never given much thought to the delicate little plants before, aside from noticing their increasing prevalence in...
by Tess Pennington | Aug 16, 2014
After we made an impromptu move this summer, I had to leave my robust garden behind and start over. The house we moved to had an existing small tiered garden. It wasn’t much and looked as if it had been abandoned for years. In fact, to put it bluntly, the garden...
