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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!

Get Chuffed for Chickweed’s Soothing Properties

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Foraging |
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Harvest common chickweed for its cooling, drawing and nutritive benefits in salads, soups and teas. It's a beneficial and easy-to-find forage!

Recipe: Panko Fried Dandelions Are Weeds That Wow! 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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This recipe for panko fried dandelions makes a tasty treat out of a flower commonly considered a weed. Make up a batch of fried dandelions today!

Use A Cold Frame To Jump-Start Your Growing Season

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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You can get a jump on the growing season (without breaking the bank) by building a cold frame out of available materials. Here's how to get started.

6 Ways To Grow More Food In A City Landscape 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming |
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Don't let city living stop you from growing food! Urban gardening may require some creativity, but even the smallest spaces can yield an edible harvest.

Recipe: Fermented Taqueria-Inspired Carrots  

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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Inspired by common condiments found at Mexican taquerias, these tangy and spicy fermented carrots can add some zing to just about anything.

Recipe: Reliably Delicious Baked Spinach Artichoke Dip 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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This baked spinach artichoke dip recipe is always a tasty treat, whether as a side, in a main dish, as a snack dip or however you use it!

Video: Make An Obelisk Trellis From Tree Limbs & Sticks

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Projects | Video |
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This DIY obelisk trellis is simple to construct and perfect for supporting top-heavy sunflowers, zucchini, morning glories and more.

3 Items You May Need For Growing Carrots

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Happy International Carrot Day! If you want to try your hand at growing carrots, here are three less obvious items and tools you may need.

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