Test Your Garden Soil With This Easy Do It Yourself Kit

Most of us have already heard about the many benefits of using compost in our gardens. If you are like my husband and me, you’ve probably read your share of articles on the topic, as [ … ]

Several years ago, Ohio State University researchers reported that there are “more microbes in a teaspoon of soil than there are people on the earth.” These microorganisms, of course, are essential to producing rich soil [ … ]

  I first became interested in homesteading when my husband and I purchased a house on a small suburban lot. The yard was filled with typical city landscaping — a boxwood hedge, a couple of [ … ]