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Use These Herbs to Fight Cold & Flu Viruses

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When the common cold or its cousin, the flu, has you feeling blue, turn to herbs for relief as alternatives or supplements to pharmaceuticals.

Winter Gardening: 3 Ways to Have Radishes for Christmas Dinner

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If you want a homegrown holiday, it's time to plant. With these winter gardening techniques, a hearty crop of winter radishes will be on your table.

Grow Your Own Cinnamon for Flavor & Health Benefits

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Cinnamon comes from a tree that can grow in many climates. Learn to grow your own for better flavor and multiple health benefits.

Let Your Chickens Help Winterize Your Garden

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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Chickens devour most any plant life, which is usually not good for growing. But setting them loose in your fall garden can help you winterize it.

Maximize High Tunnel Space for Produce & Profit

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Follow these tips to make the most of what's inside your high tunnel, extend growing seasons and generate income year-round.

Cutting-Edge Crops: Grow Yuzu Lemons for Profit

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Yuzu lemons have been known for centuries in Asia, and these days they fetch high prices around the world. Here's how to grow them.

Establish a Corridor for Pollinators in Your Neighborhood

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | News |
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Coordinating gardening efforts with nearby property owners can help honeybees, hummingbirds, butterflies and other pollinators.

Get to Know Yucca: Hardy, Antibacterial & Anti-inflammatory

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Two species of yucca, one called "soapweed" and another called "Mojave yucca," are tough plants that have distinct looks and medicinal uses.

Build a Raised Bed High Tunnel to Extend the Harvest

Crops & Gardening
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Extend your harvest with this simple season extender. This raised bed high tunnel is made to fit existing raised beds and takes only a few hours to build.

Get to Know the Medicinal Benefits of Strawberry Leaf

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Strawberry leaf has traditional uses to help the digestive, respiratory, nervous and female reproductive systems, although it does carry some controversy.

Late-season Butterfly Flowers for Your Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Late-season butterfly flowers are critical to the health of these important pollinators. The nectar they provide helps the insects survive the winter. Here are some great plants for the job.

Meet the Hairy Horticulturist—and the Tiny Cucamelon

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The cucamelon is an itty bitty vegetable that looks like a melon and tastes like a zesty cucumber. We get the facts from an avid grower we found on Instagram.

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