In her book, The Art of Science and Grazing, nationally known grazing consultant Sarah Flack identifies the key principles and practices necessary for farmers to design, and manage, successful grazing systems. This book is an essential guide for ruminant farmers who want to crate grazing systems that meet the needs of their livestock, pasture plants,… The post Good Grazing Makes for Healthy Pastures, People, and Planet first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Want to start your own medicinal herb garden? Passionflower, lemon balm, and goldenseal are great places to begin! These herbs are jam-packed with medicinal properties and easy to grow in a majority of climates. The post Start Your Own Medicinal Herb Garden with These 3 Herbs first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

This long-lived perennial legume is used for forage and erosion control. Kudzu is edible with many medicinal uses and other applications. Pollinators of all kinds love its prodigious lavender blooms! The post Abundant Kudzu: Uncovering the Many Uses first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Move aside, maple! We have two new syrups to add to the table. Read on for insights on tapping, selling, and eating syrup from walnut & birch trees. The post Beyond the Maple: Birch & Walnut Syrups first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Does the cold weather have you dreaming about fresh greens and colorful salad? Grow and harvest sprouts indoors to make those dreams a reality! Follow this quick start guide to year-round greens for fresh salad greens in just a couple of weeks! The following is an excerpt from Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening by Peter Burke. It… The post How to Grow a Year-Round Indoor Salad Garden first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Are you ready to get a jump-start on the gardening season? With a cold frame, you can get started now. A cold frame harnesses the sun’s heat before it’s warm enough to let unprotected seedlings growing outside. Essentially, it consists of a garden bed surrounded by an angled frame and covered with a pane of… The post How to Start Seedlings in a Cold Frame: Gardening Tips from Eliot Coleman first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Craving something sweet? These delicious maple roasted nuts are the perfect treat to help you push through those end-of-winter blues. The following is an excerpt from Full Moon Feast by Jessica Prentice. It has been adapted for the web. The Magic of Maple: A Rich History Following the Hunger Moon, just before the first thaw… The post Maple Roasted Nuts: A Sweet, Seasonal Treat first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Sprouts are easy to cultivate, mature quickly and pack a nutritional punch! You can make nutrient-rich sprouts from all kinds of edible seeds in your kitchen. The post Sprouting 101: Easy Breezy Home Seed Sprouting first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Why is modern wheat making us sick?  That’s the question posed by author Eli Rogosa in Restoring Heritage Grains. Wheat is the most widely grown crop on our planet, yet industrial breeders have transformed this ancient staff of life into a commodity of yield and profit—witness the increase in gluten intolerance and ‘wheat belly’.  Modern… The post Why Modern Wheat Is Making Us Sick first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more

Want to make the most of the slow gardening season? Lay cover crops to improve the health of your soil and plants! The following is an excerpt from The Celestial Garden by Jane Hawley Stevens. It has been adapted for the web. Benefits of Cover Crops Cover cropping is a management practice that benefits the… The post Laying Down Cover Crops in 7 Steps first appeared on Chelsea Green Publishing ..read more