Sage Gardens

This summer a western pocket gopher started burrowing around one of my favorite apricot trees. Generally speaking, I have a “you leave me alone and I’ll leave you alone” policy regarding such varmits, so I didn’t do much about it. But after a week and a half or so this rodent had turned the ground […]

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Today is the first day of Autumn here in the Northern hemisphere. For me, it’s both a happy and sad time. Happy because I like Autumn’s cooler weather and the changes in sunlight and leaves. But sad because it also marks the ending of the spirng and summer growing season.
Everything in the vegetable garden is […]

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I posted a small photo tour of the gardens here at the homestead several years ago. It’s been one of the more popular pages for people interested in how we grow the herbs and botanticals for our homestead soaps, bath oils and teas. On a recent review, however, I realized that those photos were getting […]

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I originally posted this recipe on our website back in 1997. Since that time it’s been accessed more than 750,000 times, which tells me that it’s a fairly popular page. I use this recipe around the homestead all the time and it works great — as good as just about any insectide, but without all […]

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The best way to get ahold of me is via email. You can contact me at:

sagegardens@ ahmercantile. com

I’m also at A.H. Mercantile Co. most weekdays, though I’m usually out in the field, so don’t expect me to pick up the phone or anything. The contact info for A.H. Mercantile can be found right here.

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Call me Sage. I garden. Ever since I was a kid I’ve grown, or tried to grow, just about anything with leaves and roots. Just about the only thing that’s changed is the size and scope of my efforts. Window boxes and balconies may have been good enough at one point, but now I’m more […]

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