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How to choose gardening gloves

Sam Schipani Jul 29, 2020 0 0
Cooking & Canning

What to do with discarded sourdough starter

Garden & farm

6 ways to make DIY seedling containers to start your plants

Garden & farm

6 gardening books to get you in the mood for growing

Garden & farm

These are the must-have gardening tools for first-time gardeners

Garden & farm

Three basic recipes for growing ferns

Sam Schipani Feb 24, 2020 1
Ferns are a great way to bring a little greenery indoors. Just like with your garden, though, you want your ferns…
Garden & farm

How to grow eco-friendly sponges

Sam Schipani Feb 24, 2020 0
Luffas make bathtime a little more fun. The fibrous natural sponges -- not to be confused with the plastic puffs…
Garden & farm

How to find the Maine tiny house of your dreams

Sarah Walker Caron Feb 14, 2020 0
Photo by Gabor Degre Sometimes the hardest part of starting a simple lifestyle is finding the right home. For…
Animals & livestock

Is it possible to have carbon neutral — or even carbon negative —…

Sam Schipani Feb 13, 2020 0
Photo by Gabor Degre About 25 years ago, Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia, decided…
Lifestyle

8 things I learned from eating vegan for a week

Sam Schipani Feb 8, 2020 1
Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Plant-based diets are all the rage right now, which is generally good news for the…
News

Wooden pallets are more sustainable than plastic ones

Sam Schipani Feb 7, 2020 0
The scientific results are in: in a sustainability contest between wooden and plastic shipping pallets, wood…
Garden & farm

How to get started with straw bale gardens

Julia Bayly Feb 5, 2020 0
Planting seeds in straw bales? Really? If the idea of growing your garden without digging in the soil might sound…
Author Interviews

Author Peter Loewer thinks you should learn as you grow

Sam Schipani Jan 31, 2020 0
Headshot courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Peter Loewer has had quite a life. He was headed for a career in…
News

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

Sam Schipani Jan 30, 2020 0
Photo by Sam Schipani Scientists may have found a new way to promote crop growth in degrading agricultural…
Garden & farm

How building science can help you build more efficiently

Julia Bayly Jan 29, 2020 0
Many people would like their home to be more self-sufficient and efficient. For those starting from the ground up…
Garden & farm

Could hedgelaying catch on in the United States?

Sam Schipani Jan 28, 2020 0
Forget the white picket fence. Hedgelaying may be the perfect fencing option for your homestead. Here's what you…
Garden & farm

The first steps to fragrant gardening

Sam Schipani Jan 24, 2020 1
Fragrant flowers make a lovely, aromatic addition to any garden. If you are accustomed to growing primarily edible…
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