We have a vision! It made sense to run with the momentum of 2020 as Harrowsmith’s visionary year. 20/20 vision is a term that describes normal visual acuity (sharpness of vision) measured...
A Mid-Winter Dream: Garden Planning under Three Feet of Snow
This is the time of year the owner of South Pond Farms starts planning the events and menus she’ll be offering when summer finally comes. When I...
The Food Lover’s Garden Growing
An excerpt from "The Food Lover’s Garden: Growing, Cooking and Eating Well" by Jenni Blackmore. GREENS “Greens” is a catch-all description of a huge...
Eat Better for Less
No matter how convenient it becomes to buy and eat prepared foods from the supermarket, this still leaves some of us wanting more. Are you attracted...
Lavender: a little patch of heaven
What’s the Best Hardy Lavender to Grow from Seeds? Best of the Harrowsmith Garden Trials.
Mark Cullen’s Gardener’s Checklist for Fall
Mark Cullen lets us know what to do once that cold wind starts blowing in.
Small Farms
We need to move away from mass production, and there’s zero doubt in my mind we are heading that way.
Chewing up the Scenery
Popular Plants Can Poison Your Pets: Baneberry, Deadly nightshade, Lambkill… As their folk names suggest, many seemingly innocent plants are a real hazard if eaten. It’s normal for cats and dogs to chew on long grass and other greenery. To ensure that poisonous plants aren’t on the menu, all gardeners with pets (not to mention young children or visiting grandkids) should poison-proof their gardens.
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