LeAura Alderson

This year we have a better trellis for sugar snap peas. Previous ways, like sticking small branches in the ground, or using bamboo and string, always resulted in a tangled …

Repurpose those tomato cages! Whether you’re making your own, or buying them ready made, there are other creative uses for tomato cages. The cover image is definitely a very creative example …

If you haven’t tried it, you’ll want to, and when you do, you’ll probably want to know how to make black garlic. You’re probably already know about the amazing health …

Growing a Brighter, Greener Future. Over the past decade, more people, including Millennials, Gen Xers and Baby Boomers alike, are becoming increasingly interested in getting back to the land. And …

One of my earliest connections to trees was with dogwood trees in bloom in our backyard. I remember my grandmother showing me a dogwood bloom and saying it bloomed around …

Most of us toss the grapefruit seeds, but after reading this, you might decide to save them and learn how to make grapefruit seed extract cleaner, disinfectant and more! Not …

A favorite, nutrient-packed edible weed. Dandelion benefits are numerous and profound. Don’t trample, poison or pull them. Instead, harvest and enjoy them for salads, greens, tea, wine, and health! None …

Making Sweet Water Instead of Waste If you enjoy coconut water, as we do, you may also want to look for and try some tree water. Also called “sweet water”, …

Downspouts for home decor. Beautiful, practical and functional, we love our copper rain chains for year round exterior home decor artistry. Rainchains they come in a variety of materials, shapes …

Locavore, omnivore, farm to table. Does it matter? We think so but wanted some actual numbers and statistics on this subject. So we looked into the ratio of energy expended …