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Leasing Farmland Can Be A Great Way To Get Started

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Many farmers want their own land, but as Brian Cole of of Bigfoot Farm points out, leasing farmland can get young growers farming faster.

Farming Mistakes Teach You Important Lessons & Skills

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Large Animals |
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Without generational knowledge to learn from, new growers often make farming mistakes along the way. It can be hard, but the lessons learned are invaluable.

Grow Your Own Beans With Help From Plot 37

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Uncategorized |
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Jessie Sheffield from the London-based allotment reveals key cultivating tips for beans and tells us why she's smitten with giant Greek Gigantes.

Do Quail Have Benefits Over Chickens? For Some, Yes

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Urban Farming |
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Backyard hens are popular (for good reason), but quail have some benefits over chickens that you may never have considered.

Blackberries And Raspberries: Popular And Easy To Grow

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Looking for an easy-to-grow plant with income potential for your hobby farm? Blackberries and raspberries fit the bill and are a "berry" good idea.

Gilly Farm Is Making A Difference In The Local Community

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Large Animals |
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De Gillies from the Ontario-based hobby farmstead she founded with her husband takes us inside the day to day running of Gilly Farm, their labor of love.

Book Review: “No-Till Intensive Vegetable Culture”

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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In "No Till Intensive Vegetable Culture," Bryan O’Hara provides a detailed road map for transitioning away from tillage and toward regenerative growing practices.

Consider These Things When Building A Homestead Barn

Beginning Farmers | Equipment |
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Planning to put up a homestead barn soon? Here are some things to consider before you start to build your next outbuilding.

Why Keep Goats? Goat Yoga Is Just One Good Reason

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Large Animals |
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There are a number of good reasons for keeping goats beyond dairy and meat. From goat yoga to brush clearing, caprine creatures bring a lot to the farm.

Geraghty’s Microfarm On Controlling Your Food Supply

Beginning Farmers | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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First-generation farmer Dayna Geraghty of Geraghty's Microfarm offers words of advice and encouragement for taking the homesteading plunge.

Wood For Burning: How To Start Heating With Firewood

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Interested in firewood heating but not sure where to start? Here's what you need to know to get started—best wood for burning, proper storage and more.

Sheep Are The Perfect Livestock For Small Farms

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Large Animals |
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Looking for some new animals to add to your small farm? Consider sheep, lively livestock with year-round profit potential for hobby farmers.

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