7 Organic Ways to Add Fertility to your Garden
To grow the healthiest vegetables and fruit, and to have a garden that is productive and disease-free, it is important…
How to Blanche and Freeze Fresh Green Beans
One of the simplest ways to store food is in the freezer. You can freeze just about anything – fruits,…
How To Build A Bat House To Attract More Bats To Your Yard
DIY bat house made from untreated lumber, coated with natural outdoor wood stain. Just as there are several ways to…
How to Bottle Hard Apple Cider
Making hard apple cider is one of the easiest ways to preserve your apple harvest. After following the instructions on…
Small-Batch Maple Syrup Cider Recipe
If there are two foods that epitomize Vermont for me, they are maple syrup and apples. In late winter, conversation…
Homestead Holiday Gift Guide
With the holidays right around the corner, I bet you’re looking for the perfect gift for your favorite homesteader. Never…
9 Plants to Forage For Natural Christmas Decorations
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song goes. I tend to agree. Christmas and the…
How To Grow An Onion Tower On Your Windowsill
We’re always on the lookout for interesting and fun gardening projects here at Rural Sprout. And this time, we’ve got…
DIY Macrame Plant Hanger Tutorial With Photos
Are you an avid collector of indoor plants? Has your indoor greenery begun growing in leaps and bounds since you…
10 Creative Things You Can Do With a Tree Stump
There’s something uniquely special about trees. Trees give us cool shade in summertime and spectacular color in fall. They help…