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Recipe: This Pear Jam Brings Autumnal Fruit Flavor

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This tasty pear jam recipe pulls in cinnamon, nutmeg and other autumnal spices for a delectable and fall-friendly fruit spread.

Can Your Pumpkin For On-Demand, Anytime Pie Puree

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You can grow and can enough to keep yourself in pumpkin pie filling the whole year round. Here's how to preserve homegrown pumpkins.

Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 1)

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Our garden did great this year, but I need a garden shed to store tools closer to it. In this video, watch how I planned the space for a tidy new building.

4 Steps To Prepare Garden Beds For Winter

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It’s time to start preparing garden beds for winter, an important process to ensure the beds are ready for planting as soon as temperatures warm back up.

Ask These Key Questions Before You Start Growing

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When you're establishing a growing endeavor of any size, it's important to ask a handful of key questions to determine your goals, needs and path forward.

Freeze Garden Produce To Preserve Quickly: 5 Tips

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When growing season comes to an abrupt end, you can freeze produce to quickly preserve your garden's late-season yield. Check out these 5 tips!

Getting The Lead Out On Urban Farm, Garden Soil

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Study shows guidance on garden soil contaminants such as lead is inconsistent—or missing altogether—but urban growers can take action.

Tips For Protecting Your Garden Against Frost

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As cold weather approaches, check out these key tips for protecting your garden from the threat of frost for increased yield and longer growing.

Mum’s The Word! Buying Mums For Your Fall Garden (Video)

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Want to add some lovely mums to your garden? Great choice, but follow these tips for healthy, happy plants and maximum blooms.

Rodale Institute 9-Month Farmer Training Internships Are Now Available!

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The Rodale Institute is currently accepting applications for its comprehensive regenerative farming program with an eye toward equipping new organic farmers.

5 Tools For Harvesting Hard-To-Reach Apples

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There are many harvesting tools to help orchardists get hard-to-reach apples from standard-sized trees. Here are a few to consider this apple season.

We Spoke With Joe Lamp’l About “The Vegetable Gardening Book”

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Gardening personality Joe Lamp'l (a/k/a the "Joe" in joe gardener) spoke with us about discovering gardening, growing vegetables, his new book and more.

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