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One of Mossin' Annie's moss installation projects was enhancing a stonehenge garden. Take some lessons and advice from a passionate mosser. How does moss grow? What are some bryophytes examples?
I recently came across a “Seeds Explained” infographic stating, “Seeds from first-generation plants can’t be saved and planted”. That’s not exactly true. You can save and grow hybrids ...
Harness the Power of Self-Sufficiency One New Skill at A Time It’s never been easier to pick up new skills to boost your independence and keep more money in your wallet while you’re at it. Let ...
In Episode 241 of the Mother Earth News and Friends, John Metzer of Metzer Farms and Stephen Horst of Fifth Day Farm offer advice on the temperatures needed for incubating guinea, goose, and duck ...
Kenny Coogan: [00:00:00] What do you do before you store a vehicle for winter, and before we started this podcast, I had mentioned I just came back from Halifax and I visited the Steel Wheels ...
Kenny Coogan: [00:00:00] Home fermentation is great in the fall, but also year round. What are some of your favorite vegetables to ferment? Sandor Ellix Katz: You can ferment anything you want at ...
Eric Stromberg: [00:00:00] A few reasons to keep roosters on the farm. Some people like the actual noise that they crow and they make a lot of people will keep a rooster as kind of that first line ...
The harvest from one yellow birch branch. As a child, I spent many afternoons scaling the white pines my father had planted in our backyard. Decades later, when I bought my first home, my dad set ...
Is growing morel mushrooms possible? While not the easiest thing to cultivate, it can be done. Learn how to grow morel mushrooms at home and what to avoid. Every weekend at the farmers market, I ...
The finished little free seed library has shelves of canned goods and a wide variety of seeds ready for sharing. This article is also in audio form for your listening enjoyment. Scroll down just a ...
A well-built storm shelter — made with affordable, readily available lumber and materials — will be safe, solid, and secure. On average, more than 1,000 tornadoes touch down annually in the ...
Learn how to build a biogas digester using intermediate bulk containers (IBC) for home use is easy and often can be built within an hour once you’ve assembled the tools and materials. Biogas ...