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Pa Thao: The STEM workshop I held with high school students, I was approached by the program director and she was like, “Hey, I really want my students to, learn about farming.” [00:00:10] The push ...

Zucchini makes excellent chips after some time in the dehydrator. Find the best foods to dehydrate for snacks, including a zucchini chips recipe, a raw fruit leather dehydrator recipe, or make your ...

Have you ever thought about which chicken breed fits your personality? Whether you’re a relaxed free spirit or a high-energy go-getter, our fun and interactive What’s Your Chicken-ality quiz will ...

Follow these kitchen herb garden plans for a 12-square-foot area to grow kitchen herb garden plants in the space nearest your kitchen door. The stunning flavors of culinary herbs make them star ...

Last canning season, a frustrated reader told us he couldn’t find answers to the following questions: Does cooking vegetables remove nutrients? And are canned vegetables healthy for us? Here’s ...

Ninety frost-free days here in the mountains of Idaho close to the Canadian border are not enough to raise most vegetable crops. For several years, I watched in frustration as my tomato and corn crops ...

This close-up through the polycarbonate shows the absorber screen, the foam sealer molding, screws with EPDM washers, battens and a bottom vent. After walking into my workshop one December morning and ...

In my lineup of edible landscape plants, the serviceberry plays a starring role. Yet for too many gardeners this plant is unknown. Are you ready to try something new and delicious? A small tree or ...

Ticks can carry dangerous diseases, so it is best to keep them at bay. With Lyme’s Disease so much in the news, I want to spread the good news of how to repel ticks, thus preventing tick bites, that ...

Located just a few miles from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the city of Carrboro has earned its nickname as the “Paris of the Piedmont.” A strong commitment to the arts, music and ...

Learn how to build a biogas digester using intermediate bulk containers (IBC) for home use is easy and often can be built within an hour once you’ve assembled the tools and materials. Biogas digester ...