Arid Land Homesteaders League

02/26/2013

If your chicken starts acting strange, walking like a penguin, it could be egg binding, a condition that needs treatment.

Backyard chicken-keeping information, tips, photos and DIY projects with a splash of creativity. Yours in Poultry, The Chicken Chick™ of Egg Carton Labels by ADozenGirlz.™

02/26/2013

This is, by far, my favorite local plant nursery for succulents. The weirdest, strangest things from all over the arid world. http://www.aridlands.com/

02/23/2013

We love local cuisine, especially beer.

Event organizers hope to raise profile of Arizona craft brew makers

02/21/2013

Yum, local AZ spirits.

Rich African mahogany paneling and warm lighting from one-of-a-kind art deco chandeliers set the tone for a comfortably elegant evening (unless it's a lively, social atmosphere you seek, in which case our sophisticated bar might be your destination). Our

02/20/2013

Here is something new and delicious, from Cook's Garden, chives which grow on chives.

The amazing chive that grows mini chive heads.

02/20/2013

Funny we call ourselves the first world and them, third world. In this case at least, it's the other way around.

John Vidal and Annie Kelly: By shunning all but organic farming techniques, the Himalayan state will cement its status as a paradigm of sustainability

02/20/2013

I gotta try this.

In a community or situation without electricity, storage of food long-term can be tricky. One simple solution is to build your own pot-in-pot fridge, using basic pots, sand and water. An idea revived by Muhammed Bah Abba, this neat item is...

02/17/2013

The food giants will not let us off their nasty diet easily. It's going to be a fight.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments Feb. 19 in "Bowman v. Monsanto Co.," a landmark court battle that has pitted farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman against the international agriculture corporation over the issue of seed patents. In anticipation, the Center for Food Safety and the Save Our Seeds campaignin...

02/15/2013

The Community Food Bank of Tucson offers classes for beginning gardeners wanting to grow their own food.

02/15/2013

We really gotta support the local guys. No more sad stories like this, please:

Hard-to-find Asian foods, fruits, produce, teas, snacks and seasonings soon will be a little harder to come by in Tucson when the 17th Street Farmers Market closes.

02/12/2013

Christina Williams of the garage rock band The Modeens has been writing about her adventures with local food from the Crooked Sky Farms CSA. This is week 3.

Another week of yummy food has passed by. But I didn’t get quite the amount of greens I was hoping for and ended up also buying a bunch of kale to make a lasagna dish I’ve had my eye on for a while and couldn’t go another week without.

02/12/2013

Have you had cholla buds? Delicious.

Harvesting the natural foods of the Sonoran Desert. Learning from renowned ethnobotanist Martha Burgess the way to identify, harvest, prepare and cook young ...