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Get to Know the Medicinal Uses of Sweet Gum Sap & Fruit

Crops & Gardening
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Its spike ball fruit can take 30 years to appear, but while you wait, you can use sweet gum sap to fight inflammation, bacteria and fungus.

How Grass Farming Promotes Your Own Health

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Large Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Grass is good for our animals Their diet is critically linked to our own in addition to those of our family members.

Healing Herbs: 7 Herbal Sleep Remedies

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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These herbal sleep remedies can help you ease stress, anxiety and muscle tension, promoting more regular and deeper sleep.

Grow Ginkgo for Food & Medicinal Uses

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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The ginkgo tree has a rich and symbolic history as well as multiple potential uses for food and medicine. It's hardy and grows tall and wide.

Local Farms & Beekeepers Help Big Alice Brewing

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | News | Urban Farming |
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Head brewer Jon Kielty talks about using hops, grains and honey from local sources, some within a few blocks of the New York City brewery.

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

Crops & Gardening
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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

Crops & Gardening
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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

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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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

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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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.

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