Home and Garden

Admit it: for most of us, springtime doesn’t elicit spring cleaning. When the puffy parkas…

If you haven’t visited the residence of Debbie and Tim Freeberg-Renwick, located southeast of Fairfield,…

A century ago, Iowans produced as much as 90 percent of their own food. While…

David Huebner is living a dream. Fascinated by finely crafted wooden boats, he’s built an…

If you know me at all, you know I’m a sucker when it comes to animals,…

Starting renovations? Prepare to live in chaos! Someone once told me that building is my…

Abundance can be yours … with perservance. When my husband Tim and I moved back…

Some of Meredith’s favorite finds: vintage teacups and a red chair. Every once in a…

When I was a child, my life’s mission was to somehow escape the weekly housecleaning…

Winter. Such a beautiful, horrible time of year. Here in Southeast Iowa we may not…

Coralville’s Aisle of Light covers miles of luminaria-lit sidewalks. As we enter the darkest time of…

The first garlic I saw growing in a garden was at an Iowa City Community…

The phase of the moon affects planting. (photo: planetsforkids.org) The following are general guidelines for…

Traditional cultures have always planted by the moon. Since the earliest civilizations, farmers have meticulously…

Alek Lisefski had a persistent dream: he wanted to build his own house. Though born…