The Heirloom Life Gardener

Posted February 15, 2012 by Jerry Harrell

This holiday season, I’ve become wrapped up in a book that’s tailor-made for my reading pleasure: The Heirloom Life Gardener: The Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally. As someone who’s become so smitten with heirloom and open-pollinated vegetables that I’ve penned a book on them myself, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on something written by some of the top heirloom trendsetters today, the founders of The Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, Jere and Emilee Gettle.

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Egg Entrepreneur

Posted February 12, 2012 by Jerry Harrell

Young chicken farmer’s savvy is growing right along with his business.

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Clearing the whey

Posted February 12, 2012 by Jerry Harrell

Sweet Home Farm brought it to Coastal Alabama

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Choosing Cattle

Posted February 12, 2012 by Jerry Harrell

The best beef breed for you depends on your purposes.

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So You Want To Keep Bees?

Posted February 11, 2012 by Jerry Harrell

Whether you approach it from the point of view of conservation, entomology, crop pollination or simply a love of honey, beekeeping is an engaging pursuit and a fascinating window on the natural world.

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The Heirloom Life Gardener

Genre: Gardening
Publisher: Hyperion
Author: Jere and Emilee Gettle

Overall Review 5 / 5 - Excellent

100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden

Genre: Gardening
Publisher: Smith & Hawken
Author: Carolyn J. Male

Overall Review 3 / 5 - Above Average

Start Saving Those Vegetable Seeds!

Start saving those vegetable seeds! Here’s a quick primer on the benefits of seed-saving and how to know when a seed is ripe.

Planting Your Garden

Gardeners can either plant seeds directly in the garden (direct seeding) or plant small plants (transplants). Root crops such as carrots, radishes, rutabaga, and parsnips are usually direct seeded as well as legumes such as pea...

Planning Your Garden

To determine the size of your garden, your family’s size and the kinds of vegetables you want to grow should be considered. Important in determining garden size are your physical ability, available time, and genuine interest ...

Green Tomato Chow-Chow

Here is a great idea on how to use your green tomatoes before certain bugs attack them or if it rains too much and your tomatoes don't ripen!

The Heirloom Life Gardener

Egg Entrepreneur

Clearing the whey

Choosing Cattle

So You Want To Keep Bees?