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Hens Rule The Roost At Courtney’s Chicken Charms

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Homesteading | Poultry |
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After relocating from Kauai to North Carolina, Courtney Kelly followed her longstanding dreams with a hobby farm she calls Courtney's Chicken Charms.

Keep The Garden Growing This Winter With A Cold Frame

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming |
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Wintry weather doesn't mean you have to give up gardening—a cold frame can keep cool-weather crops going well into the chilly months!

Healing From Invisible War Wounds At Little Mountain Ark Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Large Animals |
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At Little Mountain Ark Farm in Virginia, peafowl and donkeys help war-wounded veterans recover from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Sociable Serama Chickens Help Keep Things Ticking At Little Farmer Me

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Poultry |
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Marion Petersen from the Southern California-based hobby farm gives us the scoop on how to care for these adorable chickens.

The Value Of The Drive Shed Barn Design

Beginning Farmers | Equipment |
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A long barn with multiple bays, the drive shed outbuilding design provides accessibility, weather protection and a wealth of other benefits.

Scythes And Sword Beans Keep Smarter By Nature Sustainable

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Kip Ritchey of the Tallahassee-based farm tells us how they're aiming to solve their community's food desert problem.

Make Your Own Amendments With The “Regenerative Grower’s Guide To Garden Amendments”

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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In this book, author Nigel Palmer provides detailed steps to improving your farm’s soil health.

Striving Toward Self-Sufficiency From The Ground Up

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | Uncategorized |
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Daniele Kasper from the Michigan-based backyard country homestead talks about her first steps into hobby farming and self-sufficiency.

At Mazzeltov Farms, Nigerian Dwarf Goats Bond With Chickens

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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We speak to Mazzeltov Farms founder Bethany Riner about how she's created a sustainable environment at the California-based venture.

Audra Owen Proves You’re Never Too Young To Be A Hobby Farmer

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry |
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A teenage visionary created a flourishing farm in Oklahoma. The young hobby farmer feeds her family and, by donating the profits, helps others, too.

What Chefs And Grocers Wish Their Small Farmers Knew

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management | News | Urban Farming |
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Whether you already wholesale your farm products or you want to start, try these tips small farmers can leverage for a bigger bottom line.

Boston Microgreens Gets Creative With Tiny Greens

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Uncategorized | Urban Farm | Urban Farming |
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Boston Microgreens founder and co-owner Oliver Homberg tells us how experimenting with microgreens at home led to a business supplying local chefs.

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