Mushrooms are one of my favorite foods. They go with almost everything and they enhance so many wonderful flavors! Unfortunately, not everyone in my family likes the texture of mushrooms, so I've...

We've loved having chickens in our backyard. But we've wondered about their diets and if we could take things to the next level - while also giving our chickens a much more natural and sustainable...

When one of my friends first learned that we had chickens, she was equal parts excited (about scoring some fresh eggs) and worried (that chickens were a hot, noisy mess of an egg-laying pet. I knew...

Someone recently asked me if old hand saws were worth anything. And while it wasn't a question I'd have asked, I decided to look into it - if only to give that person a solid answer. As I did my...

Having our own compost bin has been a great way to put food and other waste to better use - by turning it into rich, garden-improving mulch. But when we first started, it was easy to get lost...

When you're looking at buying a freeze dryer, the upfront cost is usually the most daunting part. After all, they aren't cheap. Even so, how much does a freeze dryer cost? And what other costs are...