Hobby Farms® Magazine Hobby Farms® is the magazine for rural enthusiasts—hobby farmers, small production farmers and those passionate about the country.
Hobby Farms caters to all aspects of rural life—from small farm equipment, to livestock, to crops.
Hobby Farms highlights "rural living for pleasure and profit.”
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Urban Farm®Magazine
Urban Farm® magazine—from the editors of Hobby Farms and Hobby Farm Home—promotes the benefits of self sustainability and provides the tools with which to do it on any size property. Urban Farm® reaches out to those in the city and suburbs, those inspired by the local food movement, want to raise chickens, grow food for themselves, support local ag and live more sustainably.
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Chickens®Chickens® magazine provides expert advice about the nutrition, health and comfort of keeping a single bird or a small flock, as well as the care, collection and consumption of their eggs. Each issue also includes profiles of chicken keepers, coop maintenance and design tips, and breed descriptions.
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Popular Farming® SeriesThe Popular Farming
® Series is a collection of Magabooks
® that covers farming topics of interest to small farmers today. The series is designed to provide valuable information about farming and livestock to both those who already have a small farm as well as those who are pondering the big move to the country. Purchase one today by calling (800) 738-2665 or
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Popular Gardening® SeriesThe Popular Gardening
® Series is a collection of Magabooks
® that covers farming topics of interest to small farmers today. The series is designed to provide valuable information about farming and livestock to both those who already have a small farm as well as those who are pondering the big move to the country. Purchase one today by calling (800) 738-2665 or
buy online.
Popular Kitchen™ SeriesThe Popular Kitchen™ Series provides expert information, handy tips and delicious recipes about your favorite kitchen-related hobbies. This series of Magabooks
® (magazine-books) is designed to inform, enlighten and delight everyone with a passion for all things culinary, from novice food enthusiasts to seasoned cooks. Purchase one today by calling (800) 738-2665 or
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Cooking with Heirlooms
Hobby Farm® Press books are the perfect resources for beginning rural enthusiasts and livestock owners or those who already have a small farm for pleasure or profit. The books are written to educate and entertain. Cooking with Heirlooms by Karen Keb Acevedo, offers recipes from America’s past that introduce the tastes of heirloom produce and heritage meats to weekend gardeners, hobby farmers, and urbanites alike. Buy it online!
Can It!For those green-minded locavores seeking fresh foods from farmers’ markets and people wanting greater control over what they’re eating,
Can It! opens the lid to a whole new world of delicious, sustainable options. Offering a modern perspective on this traditional kitchen art, Jackie Callahan Parente, a writer and lifelong home canner provides useful advice on the various aspects of canning, freezing and so much more, with an emphasis on safety and troubleshooting the problems that stand in the way of success for many beginners.
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Cheese It!For all of the adventurous cheese makers,
Cheese It! reduces the mysteries of transforming a couple of gallons of milk into a couple of pounds of delicious cheese. Artisanal cheese maker and author Cole Dawson leads the whey for beginners through the art and science of cheese making, including detailed advice on milk, coagulants and curds, equipment, safety, and more.
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Urban Farming: Sustainable City Living in Your Backyard, in Your Community, and in the World
Urban Farming by Thomas J. Fox introduces readers to the concepts of gardening and farming from high-rise apartment, participating in a community garden, vertical farming, and converting terraces and other small city spaces into fruitful, vegetable real estate. This comprehensive volume answers every up-and-coming urban farmer’s questions about how, what, where, and why—a new green book for the dedicated citizen seeking to reduce his or her carbon footprint and grocery bill. Buy it online!