Survival Gardening

When I was a child, late summer and fall meant two things: harvesting and canning the food in our family’s garden and scouring the hills around...

July is National Horseradish Month, so it’s time to celebrate this flavorful root. Horseradish is an ancient herb and food that has been used medicinally and...

Most of us are trying to live within our budgets while also trying to take better care of God’s earth. One way that we can do...

July and August are the glory days of the summer vegetable garden. Your tomato vines are probably waist-high and heavy with fruit. The green beans need...

The jury has been out for quite some time on chemical fertilizers and herbicides – are they good or bad? Roundup, which is the most popular...

Hydroponics was once a buzzword for potheads, pseudo-hippies, and yuppies, but the proliferation of materials, supplies, and knowledge about hydroponics has pushed this once "fringe" technology...

Many people rely on their summer gardens to help sustain them during the growing season and then preserve their harvest for the coming months. Some may...

The development and urban sprawl that continues to push away from our cities and pushes our suburbs out to the countryside are devastating natural environments. Building...

For a homesteader, gardening is a crucial element of living off the land. If you grow your own food, a drought can be a scary and...

Gardening is what you make of it. It can be a chore, or it can be a relaxing and invigorating activity. It can be a necessity...