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It’s Now or Never: Starting a Farm After 50

Beginning Farmers
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As a couple establishes their first farm later in life, they learn to live with wild pond creatures.

When You Start A Farm, You Start A Business

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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If you’re going to make this farming thing work, you have to start taking it seriously.

The Farm Learning Curve: Canning With Friends

Beginning Farmers | Homesteading |
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As I slowly settle into the farming lifestyle, I’m learning to can the harvest so that I’ll be ready when my garden starts producing.

How To Get Press For Your Farm

Beginning Farmers
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Get your farm’s name in print with these smart marketing tactics.

Up Close And Personal With The Forest We Call Home

Beginning Farmers
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I’m still suffering the itchy consequences of an adventure deep into our woodland acreage, but that’s the price you pay for knowledge.

On Being A Woman Farmer

Beginning Farmers
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I know I'm still new to this farming thing, but here are my thoughts as I embark on a trail many women farmers before me have blazed.

Culture Shock: Adjusting To Life On A Farm

Beginning Farmers
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They say home is where the heart is. My heart is on this farm, but it doesn’t quite feel like home yet.

Can You Name That Wildflower?

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Use the picture slider tool to play a game of wildflower seek-and-find—just don’t peek at the answer!

What Do You Do When Your Cats Are BFFs With A Raccoon?

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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A neighborhood raccoon wants to become one of the family, so I guess we’re in for some trouble.

Small Loans For Small Farmers: What The Microloans Program Can Do For You

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Looking for a boost to your farm business? A microloan could be what you need.

How Our First Honey Harvest Made Me A Beekeeper For Life

Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers |
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I’m pretty sure our honey is the best in the world—though I might be biased.

Chicken Chat: Our Son’s Flock

Beginning Farmers
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A boy’s love of animals went in one obvious direction: chicken keeping.

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