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Video: Planting Cold-Hardy Crops In Spring

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Video |
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Get a head start on this year’s garden by planting these cold-hardy vegetables. In this video, we discuss what you can plant and how.

Excerpt: In Search of Mycotopia (Doug Bierend)

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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In this excerpt from In Search of Mycotopia, Doug Bierend looks at the fungal world and citizen scientists and microbe devotees studying it.

How To (Safely!) Clean & Prepare Gourds For Use

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Transforming dried gourds requires a little time, elbow grease—and the right protective gear. The end results, though, are great for hand-crafted creations.

Permanence In The Garden Yields A Lot Of Benefits

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Instead of rethinking the garden every season, establishing permanence can help you save time, grow better and enjoy growing year after year.

Calculating How Much Soil You Need For A Raised Garden Bed

Crops & Gardening
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New raised beds mean more soil, but how much do you need? This handy equation will help you determine how much soil you need for your new garden area!

Garden Tips & Tricks For Each Season

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Success in the garden in a year-round endeavor, so follow these tips and tricks each season to make sure your trees and plants reach their full potential.

From the Herb Garden: Dill Does More Than Pickles

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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An ancient herb with a reputation for vigorous growth and strong odor, dill has numerous culinary and medicinal uses—way more than just pickles!

Turn Heads & Increase Seed Diversity With Glass Gem Corn

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food |
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Glass Gem corn is a simple-to-grow flint corn variety. Plant some to grind, pop or just enjoy the simply stunning rainbow of colorful kernels.

Holistic Soil Is Critical To Ecosystem Garden Design

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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A healthy growing space needs healthy dirt, and an understanding of holistic soil (and how to maintain it) is key to healthy, productive gardens.

Arrowood Farms Trusts In Brewing Beer From The Ground Up

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Uncategorized |
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Arrowood Farms co-founder Jacob Meglio tells us how the New York-based craft beer venture finds inspiration in nature and foraged ingredients.

Give The Hard-Shelled Bushel Gourd A Head Start

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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The bushel gourd and its relatives need time and space to thrive, but, once dried, the wood-like gourd can be used for a variety of purposes.

Consider Buying Local Garden Seeds, Too

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Locally grown seeds are more likely to be well-adapted to the growing conditions on your farm and frequently have historical significance.

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