By Mary Karish Freelance Writer Where I grew up in the mountains of Lebanon, in the Eastern Mediterranean, people grew two types of crops: one to feed themselves and their families, and the other to feed their farm animals. Any leftovers made their final appearance…
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By Jay White Freelance Writer According to the U.S. Census Bureau, something strange happened in the U.S. over the past 10 years. For the first time in our nation’s history, the number of people that listed their occupation on the census as “farmer” actually increased.…
By Michael Bracken Managing Editor “We’re crazy for the view,” said Charlotte Carter, explaining why she and her husband Steve Bickerstaff built their solar-powered home at Sky Island — 200 acres in the Davis Mountains of far West Texas that abuts the 33,000-acre Nature Conservancy’s…
By Richard Ashton Contributing Writer Successfully growing blackberries, raspberries and other fruit-bearing plants is often the result of good variety selection. Selecting the right types of blackberries and raspberries can eliminate the labor-intensive work of trellising, tying canes and removing floricanes after they fruit. But…