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Is Your Pickup Truck Ready For Life On The Farm?

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Investing in some improvements for your truck will make your life around the farm that much easier. Here are common add-ons to get your pickup ready.

How To (Safely!) Clean & Prepare Gourds For Use

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Transforming dried gourds requires a little time, elbow grease—and the right protective gear. The end results, though, are great for hand-crafted creations.

Permanence In The Garden Yields A Lot Of Benefits

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Instead of rethinking the garden every season, establishing permanence can help you save time, grow better and enjoy growing year after year.

Garden Tips & Tricks For Each Season

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Success in the garden in a year-round endeavor, so follow these tips and tricks each season to make sure your trees and plants reach their full potential.

Upgrades That Your High Tunnels Need

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Making some simple improvements to your high tunnels can greatly improve your indoor productivity and efficiency. Here are a few upgrades to consider.

Holistic Soil Is Critical To Ecosystem Garden Design

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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A healthy growing space needs healthy dirt, and an understanding of holistic soil (and how to maintain it) is key to healthy, productive gardens.

Prepare For Spring Planting By Getting Ready For Row Covers

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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You can extend your growing season and protect your plants using row covers. Here are some pointers for getting started with season extenders.

An Ecosystem Garden Offers Growers Numerous Benefits

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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When you design your garden according to ecosystem design principles, you harness the power of natural systems for better yields and more.

Heartbreak Turned Into Joy At Sweet Serendipity Tiny Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Poultry |
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The sad passing of farm founder Shar Hinson's father inspired her to fulfill her lifelong animal dreams through Sweet Serendipity Tiny Farm in Hesperia, California.

BIPOC Farmers: Apply Now through March 31 For Organic Farming Micro-grants

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | News | Urban Farming |
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Black, indigenous and people of color can now access funding for potential farm projects through BIPOC Farmer Micro-grants offered by the Rodale Institute, which also features programs for veterans and health care workers.

Chef Brandon Peralta Switches From The Table To The Farm To Support His Community

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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We speak to Whittier, California-based market gardener (and cousin of comedian Melissa Villaseñor), Brandon Peralta, about his Friendly Hills Farm venture.

Use Ecosystem Design Principles To Improve Your Garden

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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Applying ecosystem design principles to small, sustainable growing spaces can help you improve yield while reducing maintenance needs.

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