Sustainable Living

Living seasonally and reconnecting with nature

Now that we're settling into the new homestead, back on our farm-property, I'm ready to reconnect with nature and the…

12 years ago

7 foods you can easily grow indoors this winter

Now that the balmy days of summer are behind us, and the time to tuck in for the long cold…

12 years ago

Sustainable beekeeping at the state beekeepers’ conference

I love the assortment of people who are drawn to beekeeping.  Young and old, eccentric and conservative, financially solvent--and bootstrappers…

13 years ago

Maine promotes native pollinators

Tuesday night the Somerset Beekeepers met for their monthly meeting, and were joined by a number of the county's master…

13 years ago

Harvesting garlic

Since this was my first time growing garlic, I was pretty stoked to go and dig up the bulbs earlier…

13 years ago

Do NOT buy ladybugs; attract native species to your garden instead

Ladybugs are often touted as a safe solution to aphid problems in the garden because their use doesn't involve harmful…

13 years ago

Growin’ good!

These are the lettuces I planted a few weeks back.  They're looking really great.  Here you can see the soaker…

13 years ago

Hardening seedlings in a mini hoop-house

After the devastation of last year's seedling fiasco (read about that here), I was more than a little anxious about…

13 years ago

Sustainability through the family garden

I managed to set up 2 mini hoop-houses and planted a number of lettuce seedlings, yet April was a cold…

13 years ago

23 early spring vegetable crops

Many American gardeners cling fast to the idea that the growing season doesn't begin until Memorial Day weekend. Yet in…

13 years ago