If you have ever had the misfortune of discovering maggots crawling around on your kitchen floor and realizing that the source is your kitchen garbage can, I’m sure your reaction would be the same...

With the new healthy and environmentally conscious philosophy, it is no surprise that organic fertilizer is becoming more and more popular. I was recently working on improving my home garden and...

I have to admit that my first attempt at composting was unsuccessful. I put all my organic kitchen scraps into a pile in one spot in the backyard, added some hay and grass clippings occasionally, and...

My parents always had a vegetable garden; my mother grew tomatoes well into her 90s. I guess that’s why every year, when spring rolls around, my thoughts turn to growing vegetables. But whatever...

I live out in the country, so I often buy more food than I actually need. Recently, I had 3 gallons of milk in the freezer and 2 in the refrigerator. In an effort to avoid having any go bad, and...

As far back as I can remember, my mother made it a point to pick or buy enough tomatoes to can a dozen quarts for my older sister, who liked to have them on hand for making stews, soups, and sauces...