We might just get out the Sawz-All and set up a couple more rain barrels.

The Slow Food movement is "cooking" here in Central VA

With some research we found a way to be the least wasteful with our kids’ “waste.”

With roller derby practice several times a week, I manage to work up quite a stink, literally.

The quirks of a flock of small breed chickens and their backyard abode.

Whether it’s a new pair of pants for my son, an insane skirt for roller derby or a seasoned skillet- I’m shopping for seconds.

Local City Market vendor, James Rucker, the ice pop master, is there for you with some icy, sweet goodness on a stick.

My method for saving tomato seeds (I know it works because I’m eating the fruits from last summer’s seeds!).

Milk paint: Odorless, antiquey, New England-y and a bit pricey – it’s the preppiest paint on the market!

With the hope of super-green mosquito control, we’ve put up a house for the bats.