by Tess Pennington | October 2017 | Featured, Garden
Many gardeners are striving to reach a point where they are free from running to the grocery stores. They want food freedom and are actively taking steps to embrace this sustainable lifestyle. But how much food does it take to feed a family for a year? That’s a...
by Tess Pennington | October 2017 | Featured, Garden, Sustainability
There are many different types of emergencies that can have long-term repercussions on our way of life. One of those impacts is on our food system. Due to our aging infrastructure and roadways, emergencies can stall the delivery of goods, leaving a community without...
by Tess Pennington | October 2017 | Featured, Garden, Gardening Guides
There are distinct benefits to planting vegetables in the autumn months: the temperature is cooler, the soil is still quite warm, there is more moisture in the soil and there are more good weather days for planting (as compared to the spring when sudden thunderstorms...
by Tess Pennington | October 2017 | Featured
I have always loved the gardening term, “putting the garden to bed.” After the long summer growing season and all of the energy it took to keep the plants thriving, it would be fair to say that many would like to put themselves to bed after all the work...
by Tess Pennington | October 2017 | Featured, Soil and Composting
We all want to grow the most nutritious foods in our organic garden and in order to do that you must continually add nutrition back to the soil. Homemade fertilizers can be made using items you would normally toss in the wastebasket. Items like egg shells, banana...
