Heating with wood: Three mistakes to avoid
With the price of fossil fuels on the rise and consumers seeking green energy alternatives, heating with wood makes sense.
Prolong the life of decorative pumpkins, gourds and squash in five simple steps
Whether you grow your own or purchase pumpkins, gourds and squash at market, these five preservation steps make autumn ornamentals last longer.
How to harvest, process and store black walnuts
Black walnuts are the most prolific native nut tree in Farm and Dairy’s circulation area. Unfortunately, most of their delicious free nutmeat drops to waste because people don’t know how to harvest, process and store black walnuts.
Predator problems: Protect your flock and livestock this fall
Coyote are active in fall, when grown pups break away from the family unit to hunt and stake out their own territory.
What can I plant now?
The most common misconception about fall vegetable production is that you need a hoop or green house to do it.
Cover crops for farm and garden
As a bountiful harvest empties our fields and gardens, and fills our wheelbarrows and pickup beds with fresh fruits and veggies, growers wonder what to do with the newly vacant space.
This season’s seed, next season’s harvest: A seed saving primer
In August everyone enjoys eating summer's garden harvest, especially water and muskmelons. But they are likely spitting those valuable seeds into the trash. Saving seed is a wise economic and environmental choice and it's easier than you think
Starting a farm: Looking for land
The high price of farmland is the most common complaint of new farmers, and with good reason; both crop and pasture land is selling at an all-time high.
Starting seeds indoors: What you need to know
If you're an avid gardener, or hobby farmer, get your seeds started indoors soon. Starting seeds in late February and early March will give your plants the best chance when they're moved outdoors.
Why farming changed the way I eat, part three
In this third and final installment of Why farming changed the way I eat, I want to talk about the dairy in my Farm and Dairy.
