farm records

7 Crop Record-Keeping Charts

By keeping accurate and detailed farm records, you’ll be on your way to a successful harvest.

How to Grow Beans

If you’re looking to grow a protein powerhouse in your garden this year, a wealth of heirloom-bean varieties are available for the picking.

Real Food Thanksgiving

It is always my intent to harvest from the garden year-round. I plant plenty of root crops, like beets, turnips, radishes and others, so I can keep harvesting for as long as possible.

Deer-resistant Bulbs

Although I always intend to do it earlier in the season, I’m still busy planting bulbs in my garden.

4 Ways to Prevent Japanese Beetles

In researching an article I recently wrote, I came across some interesting information about preventing Japanese beetles in the garden. I thought I might share the advice with you now so you’ll be better prepared to battle them next season.

American goldfinch

American Goldfinches

When the perennial borders do well, so do the American goldfinches. This year is no exception.

Garden Rehab

After retuning from vacation, it’s always a challenge to get the garden in order. Because we were gone for nearly three weeks, there‘s quite a lot to do out there.