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The Great Onion Attack of 2015

Beginning Farmers
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Before you plant 10 bajillion onions, make sure you have the right variety.

Burning Question: How Do You Balance Farming and Ecology?

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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When it comes to protecting your land’s natural resources, is it really about balance or more about tipping the scales?

You Say Tomato, I Say Heirloom Indeterminate Super Lakota

Beginning Farmers
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When it comes to growing tomatoes, I say the more the better. (And a good name doesn’t hurt, either.)

To Bee, Or Not To Bee?

Beginning Farmers
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The more I know about beekeeping, the more I know what I don’t know.

The Book For Rediscovering Farm-to-Table

Beginning Farmers
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With his multi-year chronicle of everything involved in a farm-to-table meal, Kurt Timmermeister will help you deeply understand growing and raising food.

Burning Question: How Can Local Food Be More Accessible?

Beginning Farmers
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When it comes to building up infrastructure for local food distribution, it seems like there can be more questions than answers.

Cyn’s Simple Guide to Fertilizing

Beginning Farmers
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The complexity of soil nutrition can bog you down. A super-simple understanding of all things N-P-K helps beginning farmers like me get started.

The Book For Farming Like a Girl

Beginning Farmers
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Female-focused agricultural books are few and far between, but this book more than makes up for the dearth.

4 Ways To Involve Visitors On The Farm

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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A visit from friends or family can mean precious time spent with loved ones—and a little help with farmstead chores.

Oh, I Wish It Would Rain!

Beginning Farmers
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Despite my best intentions in watering my garden, no irrigation I can provide seems to top the power of rainwater.

Burning Question: What Does “Food Justice” Mean to You?

Beginning Farmers
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Try writing down your definition of a just food system, and you might find it’s harder to put into words than you think.

Mean Girls: The Chicken Edition

Beginning Farmers
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High-school girls with attitude have got nothing on a flock of hens turning on one of their own.

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