Gardening, Cooking & DIY Living
When it comes to gardening with too much rain, this has been a year for the record books. Up until Friday of this past week, we had an unbelievable stretch of 13 straight days where rain fell at some point
When it comes to finding a way to stop carpenter bees from attacking the wood buildings around our farm, we have somewhat become experts by default. With nearly every structure at Old World Garden Farms built from wood, carpenter bees
Now that the garden is in full swing, it is time to make one of our favorite side dishes of all time – Grilled Vegetables. Throughout the summer we use our gas grill almost on a daily basis. We find
When it comes to the best Father’s Day gift ever, I must confess this one came from what I am sure is a little help from someone who has been looking down and watching over me for some time –
Quite simply, when you prune pepper and tomato plants, great things happen for your crop! For starters, pruning helps plants grow bigger, stronger and healthier. And it helps to keep disease and insects at bay as well. Pruning even helps
Smoked Baby Back Ribs is one of our favorite things to make for a backyard barbecue. They are so tender and delicious that the meat literally falls right off the bone. Not to mention the smokey yet sweet flavor makes
So just how do you restring a weedeater / string trimmer without losing all of your patience? Quite simply, a weedeater (or weed whacker, string trimmer or line trimmer as it is often called), is a must-have tool for keeping
When we started our little 3 acre farm and garden back in 2010, we created our first DIY compost bins from a couple of salvaged pallets. And then we got busy making compost. And lots of it! When it comes
One of the very first crops that appear in our garden are radishes and by the end of summer we often struggle on various ways to use them. As the garden begins to grow, it is so exciting watching those
If there is one thing that gardeners wish for more than anything else, it is finding a way to stop garden weeds from taking over their garden once it has been planted. Plain and simple, weeding is never a fun