Mack Truck Factory Tour

As cool as my Vespa “farm truck” is, I must officially retract my previous statements, apologise and announce that the Vespa is not in fact the coolest agricultural vehicle possible.

What I do have now is the favorite vehicle I've ever owned: my 1982 Vespa PX125. I routinely haul sacks of concrete, bags of manure from the local dairy, lumber, pipe and assorted supplies on the scooter, (I balance things on the foot rests) so it was...

Tell me, what are you most proud of in your garden this year? I've been away at a garden conference, so I just wanted to take this week to share with you some of my favorite images from the garden so far.

Our lunch under the large shade trees on the farm included Jackson County-Ky. fried chicken, fresh local veggies and homemade icecream, all prepared by Slow Food Bluegrass, a nonprofit, local convivium of Slow Food USA.

We always allow for supervised interaction with the garden, but that's the key: supervision. At each pen, post reminders of the rules of engagement with your animals. Tags Farm Sprouts

“Not only do renewable-energy projects provide farmers and ranchers with an additional source of income, but they also help diminish America's dependence on foreign oil while helping improve the environment.” NFU seeks to promote renewable energy...

Some time ago, while wiling away a drizzly afternoon in one of my favorite rainy-day sanctuaries (a book store), I found a wonderful book that I—a ravenous bookworm who also enjoys gardening and cooking—couldn't resist.

Liguria isn't built for big trucks. I lived in Las Vegas for 15 years before moving here, and I still get a big kick out of living on a creek and a five-minute walk from the beach.

It doesn't matter if it's old and rusty—in fact, that might be part of the charm. We use our four-wheel-drive truck every winter for the purpose of moving hay from one area of the farm to another, and in the aftermath of major snowstorms, it makes all...

The U.S. Senate recently passed an amendment to S.1813, the transportation or Highway Bill that would exempt farm trucks from the restrictions of commercially licensed truck drivers.

Here's what to know. Lynn Friedman/Flickr Towing Packages If possible, get a truck with a towing package. Gooseneck The next step up in hauling capacity is the gooseneck hitch. On the downside, they are a little more difficult to hook up, especially to...

I hope you enjoyed this aromatic tour, wish I could hand out some crystallized ginger to make your day sweeter... Gingers are a well-known genus amongst exotic plant lovers and they certainly are great plants either as individuals with stunning flowers...

At each school, the Fruit Tree Tour theatre troupe plants an orchard of 15 to 20 trees to provide fruit year-round. “Finding tour members is pretty competitive. About the Author: Lindsay Hanks is a consumer and business magazine editor and writer.

« More Dirt on Gardening » Tags leaf compost , vegetable garden I was surprised to find out that only two of us religiously shovel our own. In general, free leaf compost is perfect for perennial and shrub beds.

See you all soon! This small tour of some vines of Reunion took us once again in a world-wide trip; I would bet that it will not be the last one we take together. Here we come once again, vine lovers! The three preceding articles introduced climbers which...

In such conditions, it forms a very dense sod that excludes other plants. This medium-height grass is more common to disturbed sites than well-established prairies. It has a strong clumping habit with narrow leaves, growing to no more than four feet.

I hope you enjoyed this little tour and will now start growing all sorts of vines, climbers and lianas! They need some tending but are really fun and grow fast, even producing marvelous fruits for the sweet tooth.

I will therefore introduce here some tropical fruits which are not usually offered in supermarkets either because they are not commercially grown or because of handling and transporting difficulties they may involve.

Don't, however, take any chances—secure them carefully using sturdy tie-down straps. Adding bedding is important because dog- crate floors are slippery. Always drive carefully, accelerating and slowing down gradually, and watch those turns! Don't make...

Controlled burns need special equipment - usually propane torches - that the home gardener may not have. On the right is where the burned area meets this section, taken about ten days after the burn.

This one can spread vigorously and may need to be cut back.Common Spiderwort has dark blue flowers that bloom only for a day on plants two to three feet in height. The flower stem reaches about two feet in height, with slender leaflets.The bright purple...

I love to see other people's gardens and find out what they have going on. « More Dirt on Gardening » Tags bee hive , garden , Jessica Walliser , weeds Someday maybe he'll teach me how and my husband and I can have a hive of our own, too.

Dave's Garden is a much richer, lovelier place because of it! Pictures of individual flowers above can all be found in, and appear courtesy of these Dave's Garden members:Marna Towne (Mrs_Ed), for the Blue Swallowtail butterfly above on the phloxWallaby1,...

Although we are still very far from having met all the insects, spiders, amphibians and reptilians of French Guiana we also have to pay a visit to mammals and birds which will be for our next tour, I hope you will nevertheless sleep sound and not check...

The average kid today is three generations away from the farm, so our goal is to bring them back to farming and nature: We call our campers sprouting chefs. They had been raising small batches of meat birds for themselves, but they started offering broilers...

There is also within the premises a roofed wall-less studio where drawing and painting courses are offered, artists can take ample inspiration from the surrounding setting!I hope you have enjoyed the tour and taken all the photos you wished; if not just...

I now want to thank my mother, Jacqueline Devin, who not only introduced me to the garrigue plants but also let me use some of her paintings and watercolors to illustrate this article.