Anytime over the past 30 years that I could buy barnyard eggs from free-range chickens, I have jumped at the chance because they are so much tastier than store-bought eggs! And, for the past eight...

One of the queries I hear most often is whether or not supplemental fertilizer is required when practicing Aquaponics. The answer is simple and one of the things that attract many people to this...

Many cooks just instinctively know how much rice is needed for the number of people who will eat the meal he or she is preparing. But, if you haven’t learned to “eyeball” the amount needed,...

If you try to look for a substitute for lard online, it will probably tell you to use butter. While it's true that butter is perhaps the "best" alternative, it is actually less healthy than just...

As a long-time user of Miracle-Gro for my houseplants, I was delighted to discover a whole line of Miracle-Gro products, many of them formulated for specific plants, such as Miracle-Gro for Tomatoes,...

A few years back, when my compost was ready for spring planting, I found myself involved in a work project that did not allow time for the spring garden, so the compost sat for a few extra months...