Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
I have to admit that I became quite panicked this past weekend when we had planned a family get together and discovered that the canning pantry was empty of the homemade barbecue sauce that we canned last fall. I had
Mulching has become a huge business – in fact, it’s hard to go a few blocks in any direction without running into a store where mulch can be purchase by the bag or the truckload. But what is the best
Someone somewhere needs to explain to Mother Nature that we should not be battling frost a few days before June! But there we were on Friday night, and again last night – covering every single at-risk garden plant and flower from
As the picnics, parties, and family get-togethers begin this summer, its always good to add a new recipe to the collection. I don’t know about you, but it seems like each year, I either bring or get asked to bring
It is always one of our favorite weeks of the year…the planting of our garden! Winter had a final stand last Sunday and Monday night with one last frost at the farm. By Wednesday however, the temperatures quickly rose into
So you don’t know what to do with all that fresh asparagus that is in season right now? Have you roasted it with olive oil and garlic the last few times and need a new idea? You can always pickle
Lettuce is one of the fastest and easiest to grow crops around. It can be grown in the garden, in containers and raised beds, or almost anywhere you can clear out a little space. There are hundreds upon hundreds of
Saturday was a good day for Old World Garden Farms! 15 months ago, when we first started this blog to document building our little farm – we felt fortunate to have a few followers and a few hundred visitors each
Nothing signifies spring time better than the taste of fresh picked strawberries. Strawberry recipes are popping up everywhere – jams, jellies, pies, cakes and all sorts of desserts. Instead of letting those extra strawberries go to waste, how about
The dream of having our own bee hive at the farm – and of course our own honey, finally became a reality this past week! On Friday, we received our package of bees and within a few hours – Mary