Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
If you are chomping at the bit to get in your garden – there is no need to wait any longer! Now is a great time to get that garden growing with all types of delicious, early season, cool temperature-loving Spring
Canning has become a lost art in some sense. Just ask your friends if they remember their Great-Grandmother, Grandmother, or even their own parents canning vegetables when they were growing up. Most likely, a few of them will recall and be able
This is the Sunday Farm Update that we have been waiting to share for nearly a year! Our book, Growing Simple has been completed, and the official release date has been set for Tuesday, May 2nd! I think that both
Making your own dinner rolls is very easy to do, and they taste so much better than the store-bought versions. One of our favorite dinner rolls to have for a special meal is classic sweet dinner rolls – those which
Creating A Chicken Coop From Recycled Materials Ever since creating Old World Garden Farms in late 2010 – we’ve tried to really show that you can build much of what you need using recycled, re-purposed and reclaimed materials. More importantly – that
If you’ve always wanted to grow grapes – now is the time to get started! Springtime is the perfect time to plant a few grape vines to enjoy bountiful harvests for years to come. Planting a small selection of
If you have ever cringed when thinking about what you use when you color your Easter eggs – you must read this post! I have been a victim of commercialization in the past, running out to the store and buying
If there is one thing that gardeners from around the world all dream about – it’s a weed free garden! Weeds are not only unsightly – but compete with the vegetable plants and flowers in your garden for the valuable minerals, nutrients and
I have to admit, I am a bread lover – pita bread included. I could eat bread at every meal, and even for a snack late at night. However, in my quest to balance my diet I have cut back
It’s time to let the downsizing begin! This past week, we put our suburban home up for sale in anticipation of building and moving into our “Simple House” at the farm this summer. Our “Simple House” is all about downsizing to