Does anyone remember Ruth Stout? Over a half-century ago, she pioneered what she called her “no work” vegetable gardening method. It wasn’t completely “no work,” but it was a lot less work than a ...

If you haven’t heard of Ruth Stout, you haven’t spent much time in the Home and Garden section of a bookstore lately, and you haven’t been listening to gardening or homesteading podcasts, either.

Laying down cardboard mulch before each growing season cuts down on weeds while enriching the soil without heavy digging. Does anyone remember Ruth Stout? Over a half-century ago, she pioneered what ...