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Do You Need A Rototiller To Start A Garden?

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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Do you need a rototiller to start a garden? The tool surely prepares a growing space quickly, but a no-till approach can be more beneficial to soil in the long run.

Recipe: Nancy’s Rhubarb Streusel Muffins 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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These crumbly, streusel-topped rhubarb muffins make delicious use of rhubarb picked fresh from the garden for a sweet, homegrown treat.

Tools You Need for Growing Potted Citrus Trees

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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I’ve decided to grow a Clementine tree in Zone 4 of the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. But successfully growing potted citrus trees requires a few tools.

Give Slow Mow May A Try For Pollinator Support

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Want to help the pollinators but not ready to give up the yard? Commit to mowing less in May to preserve spaces where spring pollinators can feed.

Two-Wheel Tractor Essentials (Book Excerpt)

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Small but mighty, two-wheel tractors work great for gardeners, homesteaders, landscapers and farmers. In this excerpt, author Zach Loeks digs in.

Jam, Jelly, Marmalade & More: Defining Preserves 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food |
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Do you know the difference between jam, jelly, preserves, conserves, fruit butter and marmalade? We break down what each means below.

Forage Wild Strawberries For A Springtime Treat!

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Foraging |
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It's almost time to forage for wild strawberries, a flavorful fruit that's both an ephemeral treat and relatively safe for even novice food finders.

Plant These May Flowers Around Your Farm!

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April showers bring May flowers, or so the old saying goes. You can never have too many flowers around the farm, and I have ambitions to plant more—many more.

Start Collecting & Using The Water On Your Farm

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Permaculture |
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Water is a plentiful and powerful force, and it's important to understand how it moves and collects to put water to adequate use on the farm.

Successful Strategies For Profitable U-Pick Farms

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | News |
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U-pick farms offer visitors a chance to meet producers and see how food is grown. And for farmers, a u-pick operation can mean steady, worthwhile profits.

Flowers Become An Artistic Outlet At Bee Merry Farm

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Melissa Brown from the Washington-based Bee Merry Farm tells us how dahlias, zinnias and sweet peas are all part of her palette.

Sweet Corn Is A Delicious & Educational Summer Crop

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Raising sweet corn offers numerous benefits, from important economic lessons for children to a delicious summer crop straight from the field to the table!

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