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10 Ways to Use Your Sweet-Potato Harvest

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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With any luck, you'll have a bountiful sweet potato harvest so you can use them creatively all year long.

How to Grow Amaranth for Greens

Crops & Gardening
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A cousin to quinoa, this nutty grain can also be grown for its nutritious greens.

6 Unique Features of Permaculture Greenhouses

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Permaculture greenhouses differ from conventional ones, both in growing practices and benefits they can bring you and your farm.

3 Easy-to-Grow Houseplants to Boost Indoor Health

Crops & Gardening
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Filter indoor air and give yourself a winter gardening project by growing these houseplants.

Preserve the Tradition of Roasted Chestnuts

Crops & Gardening
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Although the American chestnut population has been devastated by chestnut blight, you can work to keep the holiday tradition of "roasting chestnuts on an open fire” alive.

4 Foods that Boost Soil Nitrogen

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Plants in the legume family have the ability to fix nitrogen in your farm’s soil, but these four crops will feed you, too.

3 Ways to Protect Evergreens This Winter

Crops & Gardening
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Prevent harsh winter winds and cold temperatures from taking a toll on your rhododendrons, holly and fir trees with these simple tips.

Vermicomposting with Worm Towers

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Worm towers placed right in the garden cut down on household waste by making it easy to compost your kitchen scraps and nourish your soil.

My Locally Grown Thanksgiving

Crops & Gardening
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For this year’s Thanksgiving feast, I sourced all the ingredients from my home state of Pennsylvania.

Who Makes Your Medicine?

Crops & Gardening
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Homemade medicine crafted with loving intention is the best sort of healing you can get.

7 Winter Activities to Improve Your Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Take advantage of winter downtime by preparing your garden soil and farm business goals for the next year’s growing season.

Protect Your Roses This Winter

Crops & Gardening
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Round out your late-fall garden chores by giving your rose bushes a little TLC.

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