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Down East Gardener Welcomes Spring…Finally!

Kathy Harrison May 2, 2014

I was beginning to lose hope but at long last my seeds have decided to welcome spring. I have flats and greenhouses…and they’re getting green!

Will Alternative Gardening Methods Work For You?

Karen Johnson April 30, 2014

Can you modify your own gardening practices to have less impact on the ecosystem? Learn about three techniques you can try.

8 Fun Uses For Strawberry Baskets

Karen Johnson April 23, 2014

Our Old-Time Strawberry Baskets are great for collecting small produce. They are the center of these 8 out-of-the-garden ideas too!

The PotMaker Makes Seed Starting Simple

Karen Johnson April 16, 2014

How does the PotMaker really work? Our guest blogger Ann VerWiebe tells you! She used it to start some of her garden seeds.

Bio Blocks® Turn Up Trumps At Farmer Hannah’s

Hannah Breckbill April 14, 2014

In her chilly Great Plains location, farmer Hannah Breckbill is using BioBlocks in a wood heat stove to maintain temperatures in her greenhouse

American Gardener Tim Takes 2014 Plan from 2013 Garden

Karen Johnson April 11, 2014

In 2013, American Gardener (and Prepper Dad) Tim and his family canned and froze hundreds of containers of produce from what they’re calling the ‘small garden’. Take a look at what he did last year…for 2014, he’s planning even bigger!

Magnetic Stovepipe Thermometer for wood stoves

Farmer Hannah Puts Stovepipe Thermometer To The Test

Hannah Breckbill April 2, 2014

Farmer Hannah Breckbill loves Lehman’s Magnetic Stovepipe Thermometer. She’s using it in her wood heated greenhouse. See why it’s essential.

A Thousand Things To Amuse Puzzle-Loving Folks!

Karen Johnson March 14, 2014

Danielle Russel and her parents, Berta and Doug Lockhart evaluated some of our more challenging thousand piece puzzles this winter. Danielle and Doug work together and make all sorts of hand-forged iron items for Lehman’s at their forge and nearly-off-grid home in southern Ohio.

Molly Made Her First Maple Syrup!

Karen Johnson March 12, 2014

Stained glass artist Molly Sotherden strikes out in the craft of maple syrup making in her own backyard!

Our American Gardeners Get Going!

Karen Johnson March 7, 2014

Our American Gardeners have their seeds, and are getting started on their gardens. Desert resident Glynis shares her thoughts on the experiment today.