It has been a very sad half of the week here at the yardstead.  Last weekend we harvested the apple and speckled swan gourds.  Jason was able to prepare the garden for a late summer crop of squash a [ ... ]

     Portland Oregon has one of the premier Community Garden programs in the country.  They offer garden plots to residents for a small fee, and donate fresh garden produce to [ ... ]

This time of year I always get so excited here at the Yardstead!  It is almost spring planting time.  Although we plant a garden through all four seasons, there is nothing like the excitemen [ ... ]

When I was shopping around for a used compact tractor I came upon some brands and models that I was not familliar with.   I had never heard of Yanmar tractors, but I found a handful of them at very [ ... ]

One of the simplest ways to supply some of your own groceries is keeping hens. Chickens are one of the most widespread and commonly kept domesticated animals. Hens can produce fresh eggs daily that [ ... ]