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Video: How To Plant & Grow Potatoes In A Container

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Potatoes are pretty much the perfect garden crop to grow in containers, so check out this video to learn how you can grow your own taters in a tub.

Pasture-Raised French Marans Chickens Star At Lé Koopé

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Musette Gonzalez from Lé Koopé, a family-focused farm in Florida, tells us about producing a rainbow of different colored eggs, chicken hats and more!

Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms For Flavor & Profit

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming |
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You can grow your own mushrooms at home, in the basement or or dark space, to enjoy in meals and even sell at local markets. Here's how.

Bountiful Strawberries & Canning Tactics Prevail At Dandelion Haven

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Uncategorized | Urban Farming |
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Germaine and Michelle Miller from the Buffalo-based urban farm tell us about overcoming soil issues and taking control of your own food supply.

Keep Eyes On Outbuildings With A Barn Security Camera

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Having a barn security camera is one of the best ways to add security to your barn. You can watch a live view or set up alerts to protect your equipment and animals.

Love For Alpacas & Peacocks Keeps KiTri Farms Running

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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The mother-and-daughter duo behind the Ontario-based KiTri Farms tells us how their animals have helped them through periods of pandemic isolation.

Repel Nuisance Flies With These 8 Patio Plants

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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Nothing ruins porch or patio time like nuisance flies, so discourage bugs by growing plenty of these bug-repelling patio plants around your outdoor space.

3 Unusual Uses For A Three-Point Hitch

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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The front-end loader isn’t the only lifting power a typical workhorse tractor provides. The three-point hitch can also be put to use in creative ways.

Food Security Concerns? Start A Garden!

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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With inflation and income concerns affecting everyone, it's a great time to start a vegetable garden to increase food security. Here's how to start.

The Kardashihen Flock Frolics At Hawthorn Creek Homestead

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Hawthorn Creek Homestead founder Brandie Funk tells us how her flock of chickens, the Kardashihens, and bees help to uphold a family farming legacy.

A Quick, At-Home Test Of Your Soil Composition (Video)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Video |
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For a quick idea of your soil composition and necessary amendments, try this easy, at-home test of your three basic soil elements.

Hog Back Rubs & Impulse Ducks At 30 Acres And A Goat

Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Rosa Vasquez from the Virginia-based venture talks about how perseverance can produce moments of inspiration on the farm.

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