ARCADIA — Davidson County farmer Charity Smith is proving you can do a lot of agricultural enterprises on a small amount of land, and do it well. Tucked inside Smith’s home garage in her northern ...

Q: The rabbits in our neighborhood are especially numerous this winter! The layer of rabbit droppings on the yard and garden is quite thick in places. Are these droppings harmful to us or to the lawn ...

Manure has been used as fertilizer since the dawn of time, but not all manure is the same. If you’re a pet owner, you might just have an untapped gardening resource on your hands — it all depends on ...

• Rabbit manure, often called "bunny berries" is one of the few types of manure that won't burn plants when used fresh. However don't be tempted to use them in their raw condition; like all animal ...

Adding fresh or composted manure to your flower, herb, or vegetable beds is one of the best ways to improve your soil and grow an organic garden on the cheap. Manure contains nitrogen, potassium, and ...

While at a meeting at the Ashland Public Library a few years ago I had a question from one of my readers and they asked me if they should use old farm yard soil in their vegetable garden. A few years ...

A neighbor’s report of a large pile of uncontained compost containing rabbit manure and hay on an Augusta County property has set off a cascading chain of events that threatens to shut down a ...