Fungus and Deformed Carrots

[q]My husband and I live in rural Michigan. We have a large garden, a patch of corn and melons, some berry bushes we planted this year, a vineyard, and an orchard (well, it will be an orchard one day). Although my husband grew up with farming, it wasn’t organic, so we have been trying to […]

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How to Compost Leaves

[q]I don’t compost my Autumn leaves as part of the main composting process. I’ve heard of two methods: 1. Put all the leaves in plastic bin bags, make sure they are moist, seal the bags, and then go away and leave them for 2-3 years. When you open them you’ll have lovely leaf mould for […]

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