DIY

Home gardeners beware of pesticides in potting soils & nursery plants

This past Tuesday at the monthly meeting of the Somerset Beekeepers, we hosted Gary Fish from the Maine Board of…

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

“Wings of Life” mesmerizes and inspires

We received the "Wings of Life" documentary on Saturday, I ordered it from Amazon and had it shipped here by…

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

How to build a mini hoop-house

I'm a big fan of season extenders like cold-frames and mini hoop-houses for the family garden. Last year I managed…

13 years ago

How to make your own laundry soap

If you've never made your own laundry soap you don't know what you're missing.  The laundry soaps that are available…

13 years ago

How to make your own granola cereal

Cereal is getting to be quite expensive at the grocery store, and if you take a look at the list…

14 years ago

Making your own breads

There's nothing quite like homemade bread still warm from the oven.  A fresh slice slathered in butter is a treat…

14 years ago

Moving forward into sustainability regardless of home-ownership

Since we found out that we won't be able to proceed right away in buying a house of our own,…

14 years ago