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Keeping Cattle Teaches Important Life Lessons, Too

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Sure, cattle provide dairy and meat, but keeping a herd of large animals can also teach the farmer invaluable life lessons, too.

Communicating With Pigs Is Key At High Desert Hogs

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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High Desert Hogs Founder Claudia Gutierrez tells us how the Oregon-based pastured pork venture keeps things ethical as seek to give pigs a good life.

3 Fall Tasks To Prepare Your Brambles For Winter

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Uncategorized |
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It's time to get raspberries and blackberries ready for winter, so perform these three fall maintenance duties now to prepare brambles for the cold season.

Plan For Farm Water Concerns In A Changing Climate

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | News |
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Water is critical to life and essential on the farm. Water also stands to be an issue as our climate shifts, so plan now so you have enough (but not too much) water in the coming years.

Protect Farm Equipment From Theft With Smart Devices

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Smart devices can help prevent theft of farm equipment and alert you to trespassers on your property, so consider this farm tech to secure your homestead.

Snohomish Lavender Farm Is About Connecting With Community

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Washington-based Allison Lamb tells us how growing up with a love of the outdoors blossomed into running her family's Snohomish Lavender Farm.

These Women Apiarists Truly Thrive With Their Hives

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden |
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Materials for beekeepers typically don’t look at the hobby through the eyes of women, but they should. These queen beekeepers talk about getting started.

Farm And Hive Buzzes With Peace & Energy

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden |
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Beekeeper Susie Goodspeed from the Idaho-based Farm And Hive hobby farm tells us about the enriching nature of living close to bees.

Diversify Your Farm By Growing Woody Ornamentals

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Add value to your farm's offerings by growing woody ornamentals, trees and shrubs grown specifically for floral sales. Here's how to get started.

Chickens “Better Than A Soap Opera” At Cats & Cluckers

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Poultry |
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Sarah Hock from the Washington-based homestead Cats and Cluckers tells us about the virtues of a life surrounded by poultry.

Putting Your Garden To Sleep For The Winter

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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As summer draws to a close, it's time to think about the cold season and getting the garden ready for winter. Here are a few ways to get your growing space winter-ready.

Cooksey Farms Is About Gardening With Gratitude

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Alison Cooksey from the Bay Area-based gardening adventure she calls Cooksey Farms tells us about potato cucumbers and seed starting experiments.

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