At a Senate panel hearing on consolidation and competition in the U.S. seed and agrochemical industry, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, expressed his...
Do you know just how easy it is to make your own dish soap? It really is! And by making your own you not only can cut down on all the harsh chemicals (Chlorine, alkyl phenoxy ethanols (APEs)...
Rooting hardwood cuttings can be extremely low-tech and easy to do. All types of shrubs and trees can be increased through hardwood cuttings. Hardwood cuttings are taken from fully mature plant...
Most people these days know that GMO stands for genetically modified organism. But many folks out there still don’t understand the problem with GMO’s and why we should be resisting their...
Subsurface irrigation using unglazed clay pots (Ollas) is a method that has been used for centuries, especially in arid parts of the world including places in India, Brazil, and Iran. Acting as an on...
Bamboo is such a versatile plant. Native Americans traditionally used and still use native bamboo canes to make structures, weapons, fishing equipment, jewelry, mats, baskets, musical instruments...
It is so incredibly easy to turn kitchen scraps and other “waste” products into black-gold worm castings, it’s amazing that not everyone is doing this. Worm castings have five times...
Yesterday we had our first snow here in Central Missouri and the birds were swarming the one bird feeder we had managed to fill in time. So today I got out the jars of bacon grease I had been...
People have been making candles with beeswax forever. It is a simple process that results in an all natural candle that is free of petroleum products, is inexpensive, slow burning, and can make a...
People have been making candles with beeswax forever. It is a simple process that results in an all natural candle that is free of petroleum products, is inexpensive, slow burning, and can make a...