Gardening by Cathy

I would encourage other homesteaders to open up their farms for a weekend event. You could even make it a Friday – Saturday event if an entire weekend seems too daunting a task.
Why am I encouraging this, even this summer or fall, yet? In these uncertain times we need to band [...]

If you liked the previous painting by Jory Sherman, there are more treats in store. The Winnesboro today has published a Father’s day piece on him that you can view here. They even show some of his paintings.
His paintings exude vibrant colors and are a delight to the eyes. His western [...]

Heard the latest scare—-salmonella in peanut butter. Previous years the threat was in chicken and eggs. Well…we cook chicken and eggs…fine. Just recently, the threat was in spinach and tomatoes. Easy solution, just cook the spinach and the tomatoes. What is that? You don’t like [...]

plants to be grown without soil while being supplied with all the oxygen and water or moisture that they need and crave. Instead of plants wasting energy searching for water and nutrients, these elements are supplied to them. Hence, growth is faster than in usual soil conditions because the plants are not under any stress; [...]