Orchards
9/22/2009 5:36:22 PM
The Sell family takes time off to visit someone else's farm, where they eat apples and watermelon.
9/17/2009 5:09:44 PM
Cindy takes you on a tour of the nursery where she spends her days.
9/2/2009 10:08:13 AM
Hank reports on cold weather predictions in the 2010 Farmers Almanac
8/11/2009 2:09:49 PM
Heritage apple varieties bring back the flavor of yesterday’s orchards.
6/16/2009 9:57:46 AM
Hank enjoys his first homegrown Kansas Sweet Cherries
4/27/2009 11:47:04 AM
Hank is intrigued by pitless plum development.
3/24/2009 9:19:25 AM
Hank thinks its important to support native bees.
2/4/2009 4:43:08 PM
Insects like Orchard Mason bee may be solution to growing orchard and garden pollination problems.
2/2/2009 10:51:13 AM
City offers glimpses into the lives of early settlers.
1/30/2009 4:16:25 PM
These devices will help you diversify your individual trees.
1/30/2009 3:51:05 PM
Graft a few varieties to a single fruit tree and check out new tastes.
1/14/2009 1:55:59 PM
While winter brings challenges, it also brings great beauty, which Lori captures with her camera.
12/15/2008 4:30:13 PM
In knee-deep snow, workers at the Chateau Chantal winery near Traverse City, Michigan, harvest a late crop to make ice wine, one of this region’s most prized dessert wines.
10/23/2008 5:11:57 PM
Turn apples into jars of yummy goodness just waiting for the right pie crust.
8/22/2008 3:19:26 PM
We locavores certainly do eat well – even when we don’t even know that’s what we are.
8/12/2008 4:26:23 PM
Clyde’s Cider Mill is country’s oldest steam-powered cider mill.
4/29/2008 2:49:03 PM
One bad apple really can spoil the bunch.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Bringing grains of pollen to waiting blackberry and red raspberry blossoms may be the special talent of a small, emerald-green bee called Osmia aglaia.
1/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Michigan farm hooks visitors with reindeer and sleigh rides.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
The question of what to do with all that garden bounty becomes simple once you learn a few preservation techniques.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Freezing produce has several advantages over canning.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Fall cleanup marks the end of one year's growing season – and the beginning of the next.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Starting with a stone barn and a big dream, Ken Krause shows what ambition, energy and a few strategic decisions can create.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Fifteen years ago, Ken Krause was well on his way to a great little vineyard.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
As he launched Fieldstone Farm, Ken Krause chose Booker T. Whatley to guide him.
9/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
The Common Ground Country Fair in Unity, Maine, focuses on fun, farming and country living.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Across America, the heart of any community is its friendly farmers' market. The question is: Are you there?
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Resources for farmers' markets.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Apprentice program delivers new organic food producers just as the need expands.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
It's now easier to find the answers to questions on organic production.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Sometimes, nontraditional farming ideas escape translation in a bank setting. Learn how to overcome those obstacles.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Use your garden's produce to create delicious coleslaw, corn relish, jellies and jams
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
When delicious fruit – from your own trees – appears on the table, your labor will be well worth the effort.
5/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Sustainably manage unwanted vegetation, and hold your own among the coffee shop weed wranglers.
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Man dreams of a pawpaw on every plate.