Start A Garden Journal: 4 Easy Steps
Dori Fritzinger
January 22, 2016
Add a garden journal as one of your garden tools and help your garden become an “all you can reap buffet.”
Gardening
A New Year’s Checklist for the Rural Homestead
doug smith
December 28, 2015
A new year means new maintenance and projects for any homeowner. Get inspired to create your own 2017 home checklist! Here’s a start.
American Persimmon: The After-Frost Fruit
Dori Fritzinger
October 28, 2015
Do you want a beautiful tree that gives you enjoyment all year round, plus delicious late fall fruit? Meet the American Persimmon.
Figs: The Overlooked Fall Fruit
Dori Fritzinger
September 18, 2015
Try our recipes for Fig and Orange Salad or Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Figs and Caramelized Onions and see why no one should overlook this versatile fruit again!
5 Skills Your Grandparents Had – And You Should, Too
Sarah Nussbaum
September 11, 2015
Some will save you money, some are eco-friendly, some are healthier for you, and almost all wll come in very handy during an emergency or power outage. Here are a few simple ways to start doing something with your own two hands, today.
The Perpetual Garden: Enjoy Garlic for Decades
Kathy Harrison
August 12, 2015
When the weather cools I will help each of my adult children plant their own garlic patch. Someday, my grandchildren will harvest their perpetual garlic from this gift.
6 Small Ways to Simplify – and Enjoy It
Sarah Nussbaum
August 5, 2015
These days, who isn’t looking for a little more “simple” in their life? I know I am. But sometimes knowing where to start
Hannah Tested, Hannah Approved: Amish Furrowing Hoe
Hannah Breckbill
July 22, 2015
It’s really lovely what a sharp tool will do — a girl can just drag a furrowing hoe through freshly tilled soil as if she’s a tractor or something, opening up a nice even furrow.
Hannah Tested, Hannah Approved: Part I – Meet the Farmer
Hannah Breckbill
June 29, 2015
Editor’s Note: Hannah will be using Lehman’s products and blogging about them in the coming months. Who better to field test our gardening, farming and
My Daddy, the Gardener (A Memory for Father’s Day)
Dori Fritzinger
June 19, 2015
When Daddy suddenly passed in 2011, he was unhooking his rototiller from his tractor. Beautifully, his garden was all ready for us to carry on.
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