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Permaculture & Orphaned Dorper Lambs Help Define Mandleman Manor

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Permaculture |
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Queensland-based Mandleman Manor founder Lauren Bishop tells us all about the importance of zone planning and turning eggplants into brownies.

These Herbal Bath & Body Products Bring The Garden To The Tub

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Grow these popular garden herbs and make the following herbal bath and body products for some healthy, refreshing you time.

Tips For Starting First-Year Garden Beds (Part Two)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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In this second installment in a three-part series on establishing a first-year garden, we look at preparing beds and installing an irrigation system.

Chamomile Makes This Herbal Lotion Luxurious

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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This DIY chamomile lotion produces a luxurious spread that's packed with powerful antioxidants to promote healthy, happy skin.

Use A Broadcast Spreader To Seed Your Field (Video)

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Video |
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For some jobs, using a broadcast spreader to seed fields can be ideal, offering good seed-to-soil contact and a quick timeframe to get the job done.

Take On Cold Season With This Refreshing Herbal Tonic

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Cold season is right around the corner (and starting early in some places), but you can strengthen your immune system with this stinging nettle herbal tonic.

How To Save Tomato Seeds From Your Garden’s Tomatoes (Video)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming | Video |
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Saving tomato seeds is cost-effective and preserves heirloom qualities from one harvest to the next. Here's how to do it.

4 Tools You Need For Picking Apples

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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Picking apples is a wonderful pastime. It’s the perfect way to enjoy the literal fruits of your farm. But you won’t get very far without the right tools.

Tips For Starting First-Year Garden Beds (Part One)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Getting started with gardening can be intimidating, so we put together some pro gardening tips to help. First up: establishing your first garden beds.

Growing Rice & Microgreens With Blue Moon Acres

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food |
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Co-owner Jim Lyons from New Jersey-based Blue Moon Acres tells us about supplying eye-catching microgreens to chefs and adding rice to the repertoire.

Seven Seed Storage Mistakes To Avoid

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Have seeds you'd like to keep—and keep viable—for a while? Follow these seed storage dos and don'ts to get the most out of your seeds.

How To Get Started With Rainwater Collection

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Save money and give your plants the best with a rainwater collection system. Not sure where to start? Here are some tips for starting out.

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