If your garden managed to survive the hot, dry, summer, it is time to save seeds for next year. Saving seeds is an economical way
Year: 2011
Adventures with Snakes and Chickens
I had not seen any snakes this summer, and I thought I was fortunate not to encounter them, or any other wildlife, in my chicken
Seed Savers Exchange
Gardens in front of the barn at Seed Savers Exchange Decorah, Iowa, is a beautiful town near the Minnesota border. Norwegians apparently settled
Garlic Math
I finished cleaning my garlic, weighed it, and saved out the biggest bulbs for seed today. I even braided some of the soft-neck garlic, although
The Summer Herb Garden
If you use herbs when you cook, you can quickly go broke trying to buy them. In the produce section, stores carry tiny wilted packets