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Wild Dog Farms Blesses The West Oakland Community With “Microgreen Confetti”

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Urban Farming |
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Urban farm founder Tchell DePaepe tells us all about the joys of super-potent wasabi and vibrant fuchsia amaranth microgreens.

Podcasts Every Farmer Should Listen To

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Listening to farming podcasts is a great way to keep yourself company on the farm and stay up to date with the agricultural community.

Chili Peppers Are A Fun & Useful Garden Crop (Video)

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Chili peppers are a favorite crop with an interesting history and range of flavors. Here are some tips for growing and using them in your garden and home.

Tips For Starting First-Year Garden Beds (Part Three)

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Now that the beds are tilled and irrigation installed, it's time to establish our zipper beds and choose the right crops for our first-year garden.

Yes, Chicken Of The Woods Tastes Like Chicken

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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In this excerpt from "How to Forage Mushrooms without Dying," Frank Hyman takes a look at a favorite, flavorful fungus: Chicken of the Woods.

Natural Predators (From The Healthy Vegetable Garden)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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In this excerpt from "The Healthy Vegetable Garden," author and gardening expert Sally Morgan looks at using predators to control pests in the garden.

Permaculture & Orphaned Dorper Lambs Help Define Mandleman Manor

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Permaculture |
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Queensland-based Mandleman Manor founder Lauren Bishop tells us all about the importance of zone planning and turning eggplants into brownies.

Tips For Starting First-Year Garden Beds (Part Two)

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In this second installment in a three-part series on establishing a first-year garden, we look at preparing beds and installing an irrigation system.

Keney Park Sustainability Project Spreads Excitement About Urban Agriculture

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Keney Park Sustainability Project founder Herb E Virgo tells us how initiatives like the organization's home garden kit projects are fostering a sense of self-sustainability.

How To Save Tomato Seeds From Your Garden’s Tomatoes (Video)

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Saving tomato seeds is cost-effective and preserves heirloom qualities from one harvest to the next. Here's how to do it.

Tips For Starting First-Year Garden Beds (Part One)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Getting started with gardening can be intimidating, so we put together some pro gardening tips to help. First up: establishing your first garden beds.

Make & Apply Natural Herbicide For Invasive Plants (Video)

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Weeds and unwelcome plants are just a part of growing, but you can spot spray this natural, homemade herbicide to kill growth that threatens your garden.

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