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A visit to a permaculture food forest and p-patch, how it works, and realistic tips for starting your own urban food forest. Four or five years ago I came across something amazing on the web: news of an urban food forest in my home city of Seattle. Seven acres of land given to a group…
Tips and ideas to start your urban homestead, a tiny farm in the backyard. Lack of land does not have to stop you from living your dream right now. by Amber Bradshaw Have you ever dreamed of owning acres of land instead of feet? Waking up to the sound of a rooster crowing instead of…
Advice on getting started with keeping honeybees by Linda Tillman of ‘Linda’s Bees’. Includes tips on hive location, equipment, books, and where to begin. The smell of the beehive is delicious and alluring. That alone is worth it. The buzz of the bees as they go about their daily work is entrancing. Watching them can…
A visit to the British Museum to learn about gardening and cooking artifacts from the first to fourth-century Roman-Britain Aside from gardening and making, one of my favorite topics is ancient history. Not the glimmering gold of ancient Egypt, or the art of the classical world, but the lives of ordinary people, our ancestors. Being…
There is really nothing like home grown, pasture raised, heritage pork by Charlotte Walker of Walkerland Canadian Homesteading Raising pigs is a complex experience that impacts you in innumerable ways. Pigs will charm you and entertain you. They’ll make you laugh and they’ll probably make you cry too. Being prepared for and understanding what a…
Five easy and quick ways to preserve fresh produce without canning including dehydration, freezing, refrigeration, and fermentation. By Megan Cain For many of us gardeners, late summer and early fall signals the peak of the harvest season. Although filling up baskets and bowls full of vegetables from your garden can feel exhilarating, it can also…
A time capsule of old-fashioned farms and villages in the heart of Romania. Horse-drawn carts, small villages, and an ancient way of life. Nearly every friend who found out that where we were traveling this spring asked “Why Romania?” or warned us to be careful. It’s not a surprise since the country has such a…