WHEN I HEARD that today’s guest, who’s been a guiding force in educating organic farmers, was finally publishing a book specifically for gardeners, I was thrilled. I’d been following Jean-Martin Fortier since his first handbook on biointensive organic market farming came out more than a decade ago, and even gone to hear him speak at […]

WHEN WAS THE last time you made room in your vegetable garden for something a little out of the ordinary that you’d never grown or maybe even tasted before? I don’t know of anyone who speaks out more passionately or eloquently in behalf of exceptional vegetable varieties than Lane Selman, who’s introduced an ever-widening audience—myself […]

I CALL THE phenomenon tomato troubles: the yellow-spotted foliage that falls off, or the plant that produces all those misshapen fruits. And yes, the attack of the hornworms, too, when you wake up to a lot of missing leaves one day. Or all of the above. A few years back I checked in with the […]

There's so much cool stuff to do in the garden right now, so much prettiness, you want to be out there every spare moment.

The most important (and most joyous) thing you can do to care for your fruit trees better, is to be there to witness the journey from leafless to full canopy, and from bud to fruit.

I'm a fan of a Tam with a sturdy trunk and a low centre of gravity. Pruning is the way! Without it branches are lanky and breaky, and the fruits become further away, and ever smaller each year.

This air fryer vanilla cake is a soft, buttery little cake that comes together in... The post Air Fryer Vanilla Cake appeared first on Home Grown Happiness.

These sourdough pumpkin dinner rolls are soft, pillowy, and gently spiced, brushed with melted butter... The post Sourdough Pumpkin Dinner Rolls appeared first on Home Grown Happiness.

This sourdough marble cake is a tender loaf with swirls of vanilla and chocolate batter... The post Sourdough Marble Cake appeared first on Home Grown Happiness.