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8 Easy Ways to Use Your Pear Harvest

Crops & Gardening
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A pear bumper harvest doesn’t have to be overwhelming. These simple preservation techniques will allow you to enjoy these fruits this season and throughout the year.

4 Must-See Washington Gardens

Crops & Gardening
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The U.S. Botanic Garden located at the National Mall features several themed gardens worth meandering when visiting the nation’s capital.

4 Compact Squash That Save Garden Space

Crops & Gardening
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Want to grow squash but fear the plants will take over your garden or yard? These compact varieties are for you.

9 Ways To Preserve Peppers For Winter

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Home gardeners and cooks from across the country share their tips for putting up the pepper harvest use in meals year-round.

How to Rehab Your Soil After a Flood

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Clean up your land and get growing again as soon as possible with these five tips for dealing with flood damage.

3 Native Shrubs Anyone Can Grow

Crops & Gardening
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These berry-filled shrubs will be the highlight of your garden in fall and winter and can provided needed food to the surrounding wildlife.

A Natural Way to Pass Kidney Stones

Crops & Gardening
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Joe Pye weed, aka gravel root, is well-known for eliminating kidney stones and helping with other ailments—and it could already be growing on your farm.

7 Steps To Making Wine Out Of Anything

Crops & Gardening | Recipes |
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Got a bumper of fruit or herbs? What better way to enjoy it than in a homemade wine.

6 Simple Steps to Crop Rotation

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Rotating plant families through your garden reduces pest pressure, improves soil nutrition and increases your harvest.

In Support of Beginning Gardeners

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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This year, I witnessed a community of beginning gardeners learning as they grow, and those of us with more experience should be there to lend our support

You Say Potato, I Say Sunchoke

Crops & Gardening
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Jerusalem artichokes, aka sunchokes, can be eaten like a potato and are great for restoring the digestive fire in your gut.

How to Throw a Modern-Day Barn Raising

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Got a big farm project to tackle? Lighten the load and turn it into a party by hosting a twist on the traditional barn raising.

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