Off The Grid Garden Checklist for 2012

In gardening as in life, it can be easy to fall into the same familiar patterns. Year after year, there are certain vegetables that we just always seem to plant. And it’s only natural that [ … ]

Are you tired of looking out at a desolate and dead yard all winter long? This year, consider starting a winter garden!  Even though gardening is considered a summer hobby, the rewards don’t have to [ … ]

I’ll admit it. I have a compost box, but I’m a lousy composter. Every spring, I make a renewed commitment to manage the compost successfully. I layer nitrogen and carbon materials, water the pile until [ … ]