April 7, 2017 Where are the best places to locate a beehive in your backyard? Veteran beekeeper, Glen Andresen, shares practical advice about the art of taking care of honeybees. This is an excerpt from a longer video (see Beekeeping Basics: Getting Started). In this video, Andresen talks about where to place your honeybee hives […]
Growing Food
An English Sheep Farmer’s View of Rural America
Today’s article in the NYT is written by a british sheep farmer in the north of England whose livelihood is as old as the hills. 4500 years old to be more exact.
Growing Winter Vegetables – Mobile Minute
January 25, 2017 Winter is a challenge for farmers who grow during this season. It also can have it’s rewards in the form of extra sweetness. See related video: Winter Farming: A Tale of Bitter and Sweet
Wendell Berry Speaks
In this John Hopkins Center For a Livable Future talk, Wendell Berry speaks of natural human limits and the need to respect them.
How to Pot Up Tomatoes (video)
Avid gardner Jean Ann Van Krevelen show us how to pot up tomatoes to produce healthier and stronger tomato plants. She also explains why it’s important.
Garden Trellis Ideas for Tomatoes and Other Crops
Here are some seasoned garden trellis ideas to enable your plants to climb as they grow, and to provide the necessary support for heavier plants as they become weighted down with maturing fruit.
