Category: Gardening

Explore the complex and captivating process of milkweed pollination and its unique relationship with pollinators like bees and wasps, highlighted in the book Milkweed Lands by Eric Lee-Mäder.

Composting at home is an excellent way to deal with garden waste in an environmentally friendly way. Learn how with expert advice from Grow More Food authors Colin McCrate and Brad Halm. 

In The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food, author Tanya Denckla Cobb shares that over the long term, self-sustaining gardens require the least amount of money and time

Drying fresh herbs is a lovely way to preserve their flavor and doesn't require any special equipment. Learn how, and make your own delicious herbal salt, with advice from The Garden Maker's Book of Wonder.

As the days get shorter and temperatures begin to drop, prepare the houseplants you keep outside in summer for their transition indoors.

What is it about growing and preserving your own food that makes it worth the time and trouble? Author Barbara Pleasant can think of a few answers.