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Use Your Melon To Grow & Enjoy Watermelons This Year

Crops & Gardening | Recipes |
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Nearly 90 percent water, watermelons are also filled with bountiful flavor and nutrition. Start your summer this spring by planting some in your garden.

5 Extra Ways To Cook With Dried Beans

Crops & Gardening | Recipes |
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The heirloom bean masters at Rancho Gordo in California have a handful of creative suggestions for getting extra mileage out of your dried beans.

Growing & Eating Beans: Good & Good For You

Crops & Gardening
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Beans are back! Dried, they store well and make a delicious meal, and beans positively impact our health and the health of the environment, too.

Now Is The Time To Build An Edible Ecosystem

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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As we grapple with fears over food insecurity during uncertain times, there's never been a better time to convert green space into an edible ecosystem.

Build Birdhouses With Your Kids This Spring

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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Looking for a fun farming project to tackle with your kids? With spring underway, consider building and installing birdhouses across your property.

Consider Growing An Orchard Of Nut Trees

Crops & Gardening
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Nut trees can be an important and sustainable food source for small farmers. Here's a breakdown of different varieties you might want to consider growing.

Chickens & Compost On Terra Firma Sustainable Farm

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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Alison and Andrew Larkin of Terra Firma Sustainable Farm tell us how chickens can improve your land and oddball eggs can be turned into a poultry treat!

Sweet, Springtime Flowers Make A Unique Violet Jelly

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Recipes |
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With basic canning supplies and a yard full of violets, you can transform a common 'weed' into an extra-special batch of violet jelly.

6 Steps For Starting A Coronavirus Victory Garden

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Gardening is in the news, and for good reason. A coronavirus victory garden can offer food-security, cost savings and a reason to spend time outside.

Using Hügelkultur Nursery Beds For Bare-Root Trees

Crops & Gardening
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Planting trees is important, and using a nursery bed can maximize your growth efforts. Here's how to build hügelkultur nursery beds for bare-root transplants.

Produce Profile: Asian Greens Enliven Any Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Ranging from spicy to mild, multiple varieties of Asian greens provide taste and nutrition for your homegrown meals.

Grow Transplants For Coronavirus Victory Gardens

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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People are starting coronavirus victory gardens in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Support their efforts (and profit) by growing and selling transplants.

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