A guide to types of farms

September 18, 2019

No two farms are exactly alike. Different agricultural ventures produce different products -- and some may not sell anything at…

I tried to make beeswax food wraps. Here’s how it went.

September 18, 2019

I hoard leftovers. My refrigerator is filled with containers of food from meals gone by that I reheat, snack on…

What is regenerative agriculture?

September 17, 2019

Photo by Gabor Degre With the endless cycles of pesticides, fertilizers and tilling, agriculture can take a toll on the…

The journey to building a sustainable home

September 17, 2019

Building a sustainable home. | Photo by Melissa Rappaport Schifman Building a sustainable home seems like a daunting task, especially if…

How to find herding dog breeders

September 16, 2019

Hobby farmer Fawn "Tarma" Richardson and her Australian cattle dog, Cooper, who helps herd sheep on Richardson's hobby farm in…

It’s an international life here on Rusty Metal Farm

September 16, 2019

Living on the United States-Canadian border is a truly international life. | Photo by Julia Bayly After living in far…

In Maine, the brakes are on for an easy mobile tiny house life

September 13, 2019

One of the attractions of tiny houses is the ability to place the small structures on a trailer with wheels,…

Wild hazelnuts are a sweet, prickly end to New England’s foraging season

September 13, 2019

As New England’s summer winds down, this season’s crop of beaked hazelnuts [Corylus cornuta] is ripening. Now the race is…

Canning tomatoes like your grandmother did isn’t a good idea

September 13, 2019

When the fresh tomatoes from our garden started to pile up in the kitchen recently — brilliant reds and lemony…

7 ways to reuse polystyrene

September 12, 2019

Photo by Troy Bennett Maybe you have just received takeout in disposable foam containers or a package filled with packing…