How to preserve Maine’s summer berries for enjoying all year long

May 28, 2019

BDN file photo In Maine fresh berries are available throughout the summer. With strawberries appearing in June, raspberries and blackberries…

A beginner’s guide to container gardening

May 28, 2019

Photo by Aislinn Sarnacki Finding space for your garden is one of the greatest challenges of urban homesteading. If you…

Should you raise sheep on your homestead?

May 24, 2019

A sheep at Savage Hart Farm in Vermont. | Photo by Peggy Allen There’s nothing quite as idyllic as a flock…

Compound butter will make your kitchen feel gourmet

May 24, 2019

Compound butter and mix-ins. | Photo by Sam Schipani One of the easiest ways to make your home kitchen seem…

How to upcycle plastic milk jugs

May 23, 2019

Photo by Linda Coan O’Kresik For most of us, the days of the milkman are long gone. You can no…

Replace that soggy section of lawn with a rain garden

May 23, 2019

A rain garden in Maryland. | Photo by Amanda Rockler As rain pours down rooftops, through gutters, across lawns and into…

People more likely to recycle when they know where recycled material goes

May 23, 2019

New research is shedding light on what might make people more likely to recycle. Could changing the message increase recycling?…

10 ways to reuse wire hangers

May 22, 2019

Pile of wire hangers: © L S Clayton 2018/Adobe Stock In her portrayal of Joan Crawford in the 1981 film “Mommie…

What to do about carpenter ants

May 22, 2019

A typical carpenter ant is often reddish brown or solid black and can be up to an inch long. |…

Here’s how to repel mosquitoes while working in the yard

May 21, 2019

Working outside? Yard work is hard enough without being bitten by flying nuisances. Here's how to repel mosquitoes. Photo by Lisa…