There have been a few days this past week when I let myself start believing that spring is on the way. One sure sign is the bustling preparations of our maple producers. I know they are hard at work ...

Like maple syrup, walnut syrup is made by tapping trees for sap and boiling it. But walnut syrup is more difficult to make. Sap from black walnut trees contains pectin, a gelatinous substance used for ...

Black walnuts are notoriously tough to crack. Challenged by Edward Sura of Perennial Virant to create a dish with the walnuts, Homestead chef Chris Davies read about “all these weird, redneck ways of ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! A chance of frost is in the forecast as the growing season winds its way down. Many gardeners perform a fall cleanup and plant a cover crop such as winter ...