Sometimes when I see or read an idea, I know instantly: I will do that.  I latch on to it and become determined to make it happen.  That’s how it was…

On my suburban lot I like to use my space as efficiently as possible. So I plant my fruit trees in a food forest of overlapping fruit tree guilds.…

Garlic is on of the easiest things to grow in the garden and also it grows at a time of year when nothing else is growing which is really…

My kids always eat fried rice and never complain about it. It comes together really quickly and easily for a fast weeknight dinner. And you can actually switch out…

Have you ever thought of self-reliant home decorating? Maybe the thought of self-reliant home decor doesn’t rank high on your list, but any time that I can get something…

At one point in my life I would have thrown away my ham bone.  I would have looked at the bone left over from a spiral sliced ham and…

Many people choose raised bed gardening because of its consistency and predictability and the solutions it offers to a number of gardening challenges. However there are many valid reasons,…

When we lived in Texas one of our favorite restaurants to go to was Torchy’s Tacos.  I was partial to a “trashy” Trailer Park taco. (But I would often…

I don’t know what area of the United States does not have predominantly clay soils, but it’s no where that I have lived. But that hasn’t stopped me from…

When you plant an herb like chives you are setting yourself up to have years and years of more fresh herbs than you even know what to do with–that…