Beautiful and Edible Ground Covers

Now that your plants are out of the greenhouse and planted in your garden, is it time to close the door and forget about your greenhouse until next spring? That’s how I used to think. [ … ]

The question came during a car ride to the annual co-op tree sale, when my farm apprentice asked one of our passengers, a seasoned self-described permaculturist, for a definition of what she did. After a [ … ]

It’s intriguing to watch a small group of deer prance through the yard, until they decide to stay. I remember planting a small orchard of mixed fruit trees — apples, pears and peaches. They were [ … ]