The biggest challenge we are facing is that we planted large seedlings in our straw bale garden just as the weather was ...

Straw bale gardens rely on outside inputs — from ... Soil health matters deeply to me. This topic is too large to get into in this article, but we know that the degradation of soil is one ...

Looking for that result, Barry Kreider in 2002 built a large straw bale house in Akron. His family lives in about 3,000 square feet on two floors styled like a ranch house in a suburban neighborhood.

During World War II, Americans were urged to plant “Victory Gardens” as the nation faced potential food shortages. The ...

Debibishop/Getty Images At first glance, straw bale gardening might seem like a novelty or even a too-good-to-be-true scheme, but the method has been around for decades, and gardeners say it works.

Five fire crews have been called to tackle a large straw bale blaze in Great Yarmouth tonight. The call came in at about 7.30pm (November 11) with reports of a fire on farmland off Mill Road.

One way or another, we are in the process of waving goodbye to winter 2023-24. As I’m sure is the case with every farmer, the ...

CORVALLIS — A lack of space needn’t keep you from a bounty of fresh produce if you turn to straw bales for planting edible gardens. Straw bales take up little space and produce almost anything ...

A dozen large straw bales were alight at the site of a sugar beet storage clamp. A single hose reel was used to bring the flames under control while the farmer removed bales not involved in fire ...

A Suffolk police spokesman said: "Police are appealing for witnesses after a large fire destroyed a substantial amount of straw bales in Clare. "Officers are also urging the public to be aware as ...

It's counterintuitive, but ditching the dirt could be the secret to a thriving garden. Debibishop/Getty Images At first glance, straw bale gardening might seem like a novelty or even a ...