How to Improve Heavy Clay Soil
Heavy clay soil is common throughout much of the United States, including the Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, and parts of the Great Plains, Southwest, and California. While it has many benefits, like its exceptional nutrient and water-holding capacity, vegetable gardening in clay soil can be a challenge. Heavy clay soil can be difficult to work, prone to compaction, slow to warm…
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The risks of country living are outweighed only by the rewards of country life. We dive in despite the dangers, believing we’re well-informed. But some threats are so obscure we fail to notice them. Alpha-gal syndrome is one of these. As positive cases rise around the world, this mysterious illness is morphing into a homesteading hazard everyone needs to know…
Pumpkin Palooza: Sweet & Savory Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
The air is crisp, and our summer clothes are being changed out for sweaters and scarves. Instagram is full of pumpkin patch pictures. Autumn is here, and pumpkin is the quintessential flavor of the season. We are all familiar with the traditional pumpkin recipes for desserts, namely pumpkin pie... and there's no reason not to bake a pumpkin pie or…
How to Improve Heavy Clay Soil
Heavy clay soil is common throughout much of the United States, including the Southeast, Northeast, Midwest, and parts of the Great Plains, Southwest, and California. While it has many benefits, like its exceptional nutrient and water-holding capacity, vegetable gardening in clay soil can be a challenge. Heavy clay soil can be difficult to work, prone to compaction, slow to warm…
Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Navigating Life Allergic to Your Homestead
The risks of country living are outweighed only by the rewards of country life. We dive in despite the dangers, believing we’re well-informed. But some threats are so obscure we fail to notice them. Alpha-gal syndrome is one of these. As positive cases rise around the world, this mysterious illness is morphing into a homesteading hazard everyone needs to know…
Pumpkin Palooza: Sweet & Savory Pumpkin Recipes to Try This Fall
The air is crisp, and our summer clothes are being changed out for sweaters and scarves. Instagram is full of pumpkin patch pictures. Autumn is here, and pumpkin is the quintessential flavor of the season. We are all familiar with the traditional pumpkin recipes for desserts, namely pumpkin pie... and there's no reason not to bake a pumpkin pie or…
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