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We overplanted our gardens again this year. My husband and I often roll into harvest season with more food than we can ever possibly eat. We eat fresh from the garden all season, try to preserve as much as possible, ...

Are you thinking of planting a garden this year that includes more than just vegetables? Are you wanting to learn new ways to use less pesticides, less room, but gain more produce? One way to accomplish all of this is ...

Seasons are still a marvel to me. I lived in South Florida for more than 16 years, the land of two seasons — the hot-and-rainy season and the not-quite-as-hot-and-rainy season. I was away from the natural cycle of the year ...

As the outbreak of cyclospora tops 450 in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has linked the illness in two of the states to a salad mix processed in Mexico, although it is still unsure of the ...

Many of us survival gardeners are fortunate enough to have land—land we can plant and not have to worry about space. But, many people interested in survival gardening aren’t so lucky.  They may live in the city, where they have ...

Cruising the aisles of your local supermarket, it’s hard not to notice the rising prices of staple goods.  Farmers market shoppers aren’t immune either, as farmers fighting bad weather and rising demand for scarce high-quality produce jack up prices.  Worldwide ...

Hi Everyone!  Hope you’ve all been well since the last time I wrote.  In my part of the country, things are showing some signs of warming up and it seems that spring is right around the corner.  What that means ...