Rachael Brugger is senior associate web editor for HobbyFarms.com, the companion website to
Hobby Farms and
Hobby Farm Home magazines, based in Lexington, Ky. Rachael joined the
Hobby Farms team in 2009 after a brief stint as editorial intern on the publication’s sister sites, BirdChannel.com and SmallAnimalChannel.com, and has been enjoying the bucolic scenery of the Kentucky bluegrass ever since. In May 2010, she helped launch sister site UrbanFarmOnline.com, an experience that inspired her to start her own apartment “farm.” She has also contributed to
Ohio Magazine and
614 Magazine, located in her home state of Ohio.
Rachael's container garden has now grown to incorporate a raised-bed garden, where she grows basil, cukes, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, Swiss chard, butternut squash and her beloved Meyer lemon tree, which gave her two lemons in its first year. She can’t wait to one day have her own piece of land to grow the majority of her own food (and raise chickens), but until that day comes, she is indebted to her local CSA farm, which provides her with a weekly box of delicious farm-fresh fare—and you can bet it keeps her busy in the kitchen.
When she’s not behind her desk preparing this week’s news or monthly web exclusives, she gets to meet real-life hobby farmers who challenge her into new ways of thinking and new ways of acting. British journalist Walter Bagehot once said, “The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do,” and Rachael has certainly found that to be true while working for
Hobby Farms. Whether she’s taste-testing dozens of reader-submitted cake recipes or butchering her first chicken for the latest online video, she looks forward to what it takes to bring you more information on the hobby-farming life, and she can’t wait to hear your stories, as well.
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How to Card Wool
Process fiber from your farm flock with this simple cleaning and carding method.
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9 Tile-stencil Designs
Give your kitchen or bathroom an easy update by painting wall tiles with one of these tile stencils.
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Seed Saving for Beginners
Ready to continue the genetic heritage of your favorite heirloom plants? Get started with this guide.
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Pests and High Tunnels
While high tunnels are great for season extension and disease prevention, think twice about how they affect pests.
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