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Follow The Farmer-ish Journey Of Chick Outta Water

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Susan from the Michigan-based Chick Outta Water tells us about warding off hawks, battling coyotes and coming up with food-based chick names.

Basic Rules For Canning Meat (Book Excerpt)

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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In this excerpt from "Pressure Canning for Beginners and Beyond," author Angi Schneider lays down the basics for canning meat.

Seed Starting Tips & Tricks For Maximum Success

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Get a jump start on your garden by starting some of your seeds indoors! The tips and tricks in this video will ensure you get maximum seed-starting success.

Love My Breed: Get To Know Pygmy Goats

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Breeds | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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We asked Hobby Farms readers to tell us what they love about keeping pygmy goats, a tiny but mighty breed. Check out what they had to say!

Did My Informal Lambing Calculator Backfire This Year?

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Using a lambing calculator can help you better predict when ewes deliver spring lambs—and when you need to have supplies ready to care for the newborns.

Stay Farm Fit With These Workout Exercises

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Farming is tough work and one of the most dangerous occupations in the country, so stay farm fit with these simple exercises.

From The Herb Garden: Dandelion Is More Than A Weed! 

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Foraging | Homesteading |
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The dandelion gets a bad rap, but this common herb offers a wealth of benefits in the kitchen, the apothecary and even the wine cellar!

Rescue Animals Get Goofy Down At Spoiled Rotten Ranch

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Amber from the California-based Spoiled Rotten Ranch talks about her resident barnyard jokers and how crows help keep things running safely.

Add Some Grain Crops To Your Homestead Garden

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Improve your soil and your food security by growing some grain crops in the garden this year. Here's how to get started.

What To Look For When Buying A Bull

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Buying a bull for a cattle herd can be daunting, but look for these traits when you open a catalog and be ready when you head to the sale.

Pursuing A (Literal) Dream Of Living The Farming Life

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Instead of plowing through work, Dave and Anna Pié (and their three small children) took up the yoke to seed a new life farming in Eastern Ohio.

Recipe: Quick Refrigerator Pickled Red Onions 

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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This recipe for pickled red onions, prepared quickly with vinegar and without fermentation, makes a crunchy, flavorful condiment good for a number of dishes.

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