It’s time to begin harvesting the heavy-hitters of the vegetable garden. Garlic, onions and potatoes will last throughout the coming winter and into next spring with proper curing and storage. They each need a slightly different curing strategy but none are difficult. Garlic is ready to harvest when there are five green leaves remaining [Continue]
For many Septembers, my husband and I have traveled to Canada for duck and grouse hunting. The drive is twelve hours long and when it’s not my turn to drive, I usually have my eyes turned to the roadside ditches to see what’s growing there. (There really isn’t much else to look at in [Continue]
It’s no secret that the world is suffering from a lack of pollinators. One out of every three bites of food we eat is provided through the work of animal and insect pollinators and our food supply is at risk if pollinators continue to disappear at the rate they have been. Here are some [Continue]
Since the advent of COVID-19, I’ve written a few articles about stocking up and self-sufficiency through gardening. Yet another way to ensure that in the future you will have food, or at least the potential for food, is through saving seeds from this year’s garden. As a bonus, you’ll also avoid the cost of [Continue]