Food and neighborhood DIY (do-it-yourself) projects go hand in hand for Lisa Bralts, who lives in an east Urbana neighborhood with her family and is surrounded by great neighbors and several gardens, including her own.
Full Circle
Backyard Industry's Lisa Bralts says goodbye to the radio for now.
18-12-2014 • 0
Small World
When does "small batch" go big? Backyard Industry's Lisa Bralts asked author Suzanne Cope for some insight.
4-12-2014 • 0
Ode to the October Tomato
It's not always who has tomatoes first - it's also who has them last.
5-11-2014 • 0
Right Up My Alley
Alleys are often full of garbage cans and old furniture, but they're also filled with potential.
18-9-2014 • 0
Words on the Plate
Being in the weeds isn't always bad.
20-8-2014 • 0
Fungus Among Us
What to do when basil downy mildew arrives and decimates your pesto source? Backyard Industry looks into the matter.
30-7-2014 • 0
Eat Them to Beat Them
One way of taming invasive species might be to eat them.
17-7-2014 • 0
Tour de Coop
Backyard chickens are now legal in Champaign, IL, but other wheels are turning. Lisa Bralts investigates.
2-7-2014 • 0
Urbana Bestiary
Backyard Industry meets Environmental Almanac in the Urban Bestiary - and they see a muskrat!
3-6-2014 • 0
Life Preserver
Backyard Industry's Lisa Bralts finds a new favorite food preservation cookbook, pickles asparagus, gets hooked on the process.
1-5-2014 • 0
Wiggle Room
It's one thing to compost at home. What about composting on a larger scale - on the University of Illinois campus, for example?
23-4-2014 • 0
Off Season
What do you do when the worst of winter is over, but it's still too cold to play outside? Play lawn games, of course. Indoors.
20-3-2014 • 0
Whey To Go
In this segment, Backyard Industry's Lisa Bralts faces down her yogurt maker and considers the concept of the "project recipe".
18-2-2014 • 0
Bowled Over
Chilly? Backyard Industry's Lisa Bralts has found that a "Jethro bowl" full of favorite comfort food is often just the thing.
6-2-2014 • 0
Farewell, 2013
There were many central Illinois food-related stories to chase in 2013. In My Backyard's Lisa Bralts goes over the highlights.