Susan Patterson

Raised bed gardening is not a new concept. Traditional gardeners used to double dig their beds to form rectangular or circular mounds 1-1 ½ ft. high, with sloping edges. A …

Lavender is a beautiful perennial evergreen plant that hails from southern Europe and the mountain regions located on the western border of the Mediterranean and also North and East Africa, …

How often do you go to the salon to get your hair colored? For most women, once they start, they go routinely every six or eight weeks, some even more …

Purslane (Portulaca oleracea, P. sativa) is known as an annoying weed to many but it reality it is a plant loaded with nutritional value and is actually a “superweed.”   …

You may remember the smell of apple cider vinegar from your grandmother’s house. Perhaps she made you drink it when you had an upset stomach or used it to dab …

Oh, the price of vanity… we can spend thousands a year just to keep our face and body looking its best. Marketing campaigns attack us on all fronts with the …

Not only will making your own extracts save you some money, but they will also be healthier than the traditional extracts you buy in the store. Many store-bought extracts contain …

Keeping chickens in your backyard is not only an enjoyable pastime but also a great way to get high protein natural eggs for your family. One of the ways to …

Medicinal plants grown in your own gardens can reduce your dependence on drugs, if not completely eliminate them. But growing random herbs with medicinal properties doesn’t help. It is a …

Image Credit: US Department of Agriculture @ Flickr Aquaculture is the farming of fish and other aquatic life while growing plants in a nutrient solution instead of regular soil is …