Category: Garden & farm

How to find the Maine tiny house of your dreams

Photo by Gabor Degre Sometimes the hardest part of starting a simple lifestyle is finding the right home. For more…

February 14, 2020 6:55 am

How to get started with straw bale gardens

Planting seeds in straw bales? Really? If the idea of growing your garden without digging in the soil might sound…

February 5, 2020 3:06 pm

Author Peter Loewer thinks you should learn as you grow

Headshot courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Peter Loewer has had quite a life. He was headed for a career in…

January 31, 2020 10:32 am

Newly discovered plant growth proteins may save farmers in face of climate change

Photo by Sam Schipani Scientists may have found a new way to promote crop growth in degrading agricultural conditions: by…

January 30, 2020 2:50 pm

How building science can help you build more efficiently

Many people would like their home to be more self-sufficient and efficient. For those starting from the ground up and…

January 29, 2020 11:17 am

Could hedgelaying catch on in the United States?

Forget the white picket fence. Hedgelaying may be the perfect fencing option for your homestead. Here's what you need to…

January 28, 2020 11:22 am

The first steps to fragrant gardening

Fragrant flowers make a lovely, aromatic addition to any garden. If you are accustomed to growing primarily edible crops, though,…

January 24, 2020 10:34 am

Sugar maples unlikely to move north in a warming world

Sugar maple trees at Coopers Maple Products in Windham, Maine. | Photo by Abigail Curtis Temperature plays an important role…

January 21, 2020 9:49 am

Mealworms can safely eat toxin-laden polysytrene

Mealworm in an oat substrate. | Photo courtesy of Robert Nathan Allen & Little Herds Good news: if your mealworms…

January 16, 2020 2:11 pm

Midwest farmers learning what Maine farmers always knew about old tractors

Farmers in the Midwest are increasingly looking to older model tractors to avoid the software issues of modern tractors.|Photo by…

January 10, 2020 11:49 am

Whole Foods names regenerative agriculture its top food trend for 2020

Photo by Gabor Degre This year, multinational health supermarket giant Whole Foods named regenerative agriculture first in its top food…

January 3, 2020 11:59 am

I thought my second planting of peas failed. I was wrong … maybe.

A few weeks ago, I declared my second planting of shell peas a failure. And true to form, Mother Nature…

October 25, 2019 3:53 pm