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The Woodlot Offers Numerous Benefits For Small Farms

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If you have a small or hobby farm, you may have a woodlot on your property. Here are just some offerings woodlots offer the landholder.

4 Items You Can Use As Emergency Garden Cloches 

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When spring temperatures plummet, threatening your seedlings, make garden cloches from common items to protect against the killing frost.

Video: Make Fun, Colorful DIY Garden Signs

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The bright hues and handwritten labels of homemade garden signs can bring color and whimsy to your growing space later in the year. Plus, it's a fun winter project!

Success Is Sweet For This Teenage Maple Syrup Maker

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At just 18 years old, Will Wanish has already found sweet success with his maple syrup and maple sugar company, Wanish Sugar Bush.

Soil Health & Equipment: The Power Of Soil Aggregates

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Achieving and maintaining soil health is a matter of, first, understanding its aggregates, as well as carefully using equipment to enhance quality.

Harvest Creeping Charlie For Its Respiratory Benefits

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Also known as alehoof or ground ivy, this herb, common to mulched gardens and landscapes, provides a number of respiratory benefits.

5 New Year’s Farming Resolutions For 2023

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Happy New Year! I’m already making plans for farming projects I intend to tackle in 2023. Here are five of my 2023 New Year’s farming resolutions:

45 Gift Ideas For The Hobby Farmer In Your Life!

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Lost buying gifts for a beloved farmer? Whether you are shopping for a gardener, chicken keeper or livestock owner, here are 45 gift ideas for $15 or less.

Till Responsibly Using S4 Tillage Principles

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It's true that tillage can do a lot of harm to soil life and structure, but these four simple guidelines can help you till responsibly for easier gardening.

Video: How To Transplant A Newly Purchased Potted Plant

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Potted plants liven things up inside or out any time of year, but it's important to follow a few steps when transplanting a new plant to a permanent container.

Finding Comfort & Joy At Willamette Valley Lavender

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Mike Mitchell and Sandra Solano-Mitchell from the Oregon-based Willamette Valley Lavender tell us about the benefits of living with lavender.

Build Permabeds With A 2-Wheel Tractor & Power Ridger

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You can create Permabeds, or permanent garden beds, with a two-wheel tractor and power ridger by following a few key guidelines.

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