Red Bucket Farm

This morning I placed three jelly jars into my refrigerator. Usually my canning jars contain homemade jam, jelly, or even pesto. But this mo...

Mid-winter in Wisconsin can be dreary. As an urban farmer, I spend my winter perusing seed catalogs, planning next summer's veggie beds...

One of the challenges of urban farming is learning how to keep all the garden beds productive through the fall months. This morning...

Shallots have never been a part of my menu planning. I've heard of them, especially when watching cooking shows on television. But th...

Last fall, this covered raised bed grew spinach, Swiss chard, arugula and kale, which we harvested by Thanksgiving. After harvest, we dec...

It's nearly time to start sowing seeds for your spring gardens. Of course you can buy commercial potting soil mixes, but read the lab...

Our little greenhouse is a hard-working element at Red Bucket Farm. In March we began raising seedlings inside the greenhouse. We start...

When I mentioned to friends that I had started carrots by seed indoors, they laughed out loud. Why would anybody start carrots indoors? How...

We're off to a good start. So far this year we've planned the gardens (Jan. 26 blog), researched seed purchases (Jan. 27 blog), war...

'Tis the season, folks. It's time to get those seedlings started. I could remind you of how much money you'll save by starting ...

On December 21, I planted basil and parsley seeds in an attempt to keep myself cheerful during the darkest part of the year. Basil is a hea...

When I first began gardening, I would drive to my nearest garden supply store and buy a packet of seeds, usually whatever first caught my a...

Today is the winter solstice, our shortest amount of daylight all year. It's been a cloudy, gloomy month with very little snow, which m...

Last winter, I read that sunflowers are a good source of nectar for bees. It seemed like a good idea in terms of nurturing my new bee hives...

A couple of weeks ago I was reading an article in Chickens magazine. (Yes, there really is a Chickens magazine. You can find it at http://ww...

Yesterday I started brewing a bucket of chicken poop tea. No, this isn't the latest blend from Celestial Seasonings. Instead, it's h...

I got spring fever early this year. I needed to do something garden-related, so I started some perennial flowers by seed indoors in very ear...

We started receiving seed catalogs in the mail at the end of the calendar year, before the Christmas decorations were put away. I don't ...