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2 Intriguing Plants for the New Year

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As we wrap up 2014 and start pulling out the seed catalogs, I’m looking forward to these new garden additions.

3 Natural Ways to Boost Your Energy

Crops & Gardening
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Drop the coffee after your holiday feasting, and switch it out for a tea made of one of these energizing herbs.

Outfit Your Barn with an Herb-Drying Station

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm Management |
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Don’t let any corner of your barn go unused. Take simple steps to turn your barn's rafters into a place to dry your farm-grown herbs.

How to Compost in the Winter

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Keep your compost cooking all winter long so you have fresh organic matter to lay down on your spring garden.

Bayberry: The Holiday Good Luck Charm

Crops & Gardening
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Bayberry has been used since Colonial days for making candles, but the leaves and bark can also be helpful in the kitchen and medicine cabinet.

5 Bugs that Attack Garden Pests

Crops & Gardening
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Team up with these predatory insects to protect your garden from the damage of frustrating pests.

6 Tips for Pruning Evergreens

Crops & Gardening
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Just before the holidays is a perfect time to trim your evergreen trees and shrubs, both to encourage spring growth and to provide fodder to deck your halls.

10 Ways to Use Your Sweet-Potato Harvest

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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.

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