On a hot summer day long ago, my dad warned me not to leave my car’s windows open when I parked in front of the house. “Why not? No one’s going to steal this piece of junk.” “Yes, but the people around here with gardens will leave zucchini in your back seat.” Prolific stuff, zucchini. [...]
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Homeowners and apartment dwellers on both sides of the Atlantic are dipping into the yummy hives of bees. While Homesteaders on our own turf continue to battle it out over naming rights, urban nature dwellers in Britain are taking “local” and “self-sufficiency” to new heights: their rooftops. It’s a trend that’s migrating stateside, but remember [...]
In this new world of eco-consciousness, concern of global warming,home business and entrepreneurship, a treasury of backyardmini-farm opportunities is being born. They range from substantialextra sources income to full-time income, and from rooftops,backyard chicken coops to farms on small acreage. The growingnumber of “agropreneurs” locally and regionally is blooming. Whilemost of these businesses are farms [...]
