Is your fruit tree a 15-year temporary guest or a 100-year family heirloom? The modern nursery system wants you to buy trees that produce fast and die young. Dwarf hybrids ...
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CASE STUDY: We've been living off the grid for the last 40 years...
In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...
The grocery store has been lying to you about what a currant is supposed to taste like. Modern currants were bred for one thing: surviving a 500-mile truck ride. In ...
Is your avocado seed thriving, or is it just slowly drowning in a glass of water? We’ve all seen the toothpick jar trick, but it’s actually the slowest way to ...
That annoying soggy spot in your yard is actually the perfect habitat for a high-yield cranberry crop. Most homeowners see a low spot in the yard as a drainage nightmare. ...
One of these trees will be dead by April; the other will provide 20 pounds of fruit. If you live north of Zone 7, your potted fig tree is a ...
Are you working a night shift as a human moth, or is your garden working for you? If you are still out in the yard at midnight with a paintbrush, ...
One of these is a gardener’s nightmare, while the other is a 50-pound harvest machine that fits in a tiny space. Most people think blackberries are an invasive weed because ...
The world’s favorite banana is a clone facing extinction, but your backyard can be a biological fortress. Every Cavendish banana you buy is a genetic clone, making it incredibly vulnerable ...
You are throwing away 40% of your apricot’s value every single season. The flesh is just the beginning. From the aromatic oils hidden in the kernels to the nutrient-dense skins, ...
Why your energy bill is the most expensive way to keep an apple crisp. Our ancestors didn’t have 5-star energy-rated appliances, yet they ate crisp apples in April. The secret ...