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An Ecosystem Garden Offers Growers Numerous Benefits

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When you design your garden according to ecosystem design principles, you harness the power of natural systems for better yields and more.

From The Herb Garden: Make Pals With Parsley

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Far more than just a garnish, parsley is a flavorful and potent herb useful to both the chef and the herbalist.

Chef Brandon Peralta Switches From The Table To The Farm To Support His Community

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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We speak to Whittier, California-based market gardener (and cousin of comedian Melissa Villaseñor), Brandon Peralta, about his Friendly Hills Farm venture.

20 Vegetable Seeds To Try In Your 2021 Garden

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Don’t wait too long to order your seeds for spring, and while you’re at it, try some of our favorite varieties in your garden this year!

Use Ecosystem Design Principles To Improve Your Garden

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Applying ecosystem design principles to small, sustainable growing spaces can help you improve yield while reducing maintenance needs.

Video: Blend Your Own Flavorful Herbal Teas

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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You can blend your own flavorful, medicinal herbal teas at home, using home-grown or purchased ingredients. In this video, we show you how.

How To Start Your Own Sweet Potato Slips

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food |
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With just a few tubers, you can generate scores of new plants for this year's garden, so why not make this your year to grow some sweet potato slips?

13 Principles To Remember When Planting A Tree

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Planting a tree? Great! Make sure to heed these 13 principles to ensure the project is successful and yields healthy, hearty trees for future generations.

Talking Solar Panels And Florida Growing Seasons With Cypress Grove Homestead

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Founders Don Eckert and Matt Park reveal how Nigerian Dwarf Goats serve a dual purpose on their hobby farm and talk gathering power from the Florida sun.

Update: What Ever Happened With Those Unsolicited Seeds?

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Here's an update on the mysterious international packages of unsolicited plant seeds sent to mailboxes last summer.

From The Herb Garden: Rosemary

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Remember rosemary, and for good reason! This herb’s fragrant leaves provide a healthy boost for the body, mind and spirit!

New Regenerative Farm Certification In The Works

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A Greener World's regenerative agriculture pilot program places environmental sustainability, animal welfare and human equity issues front-and-center on the farm.

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