You may be wondering why we are so keen on getting the ball rolling in the garden as early as April. It almost feels too soon and there is still the occasional frost or snowfall, so it doesn’t a…

When I started gardening, I used to think that whatever I planted will stay there for the entire season; in fact, I thought that all plants would last forever if it wasn’t for winter.  I woul…

A homestead in the city? I can almost see Groucho. Maybe so, but the urban homestead is quite real, if not yet popular. So, what is a homestead? We all know what a home is – a place where you live…

BUFCO’s Signature Raised Beds “My back is killing me, and my knees hurt!” “My soil is all clay – I could spin a pot with it!” …

Pollinators range from butterflies, bees, beetles, small mammals, birds and bats that are responsible for facilitating 90% of the pollination of our world’s flowering plants. They may feed off poll…

Attention garlic lovers! Why buy grocery-store garlic grown half way around the world when you can grow your own right at home? It’s an easy-to-grow, low maintenance crop that produces two harvests…