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Recipe: Pickle & Can Those Late Season, Green Tomatoes

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | Recipes |
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When ripening outdoors is no longer possible, you might as well enjoy your tomatoes in all of their green glory. Try pickling them with this recipe!

A Wildlife Camera Has Many Uses On The Farm

Equipment | Farm Management |
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Looking to have some farming fun while simultaneously adding a useful new tool to your collection? Look no further than a wildlife camera.

How To Restore A Hayfield To Full Production

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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It's not uncommon for old, unworked fields to fall into disrepair, but it's possible to restore an old hayfield following these basic steps.

How To Administer Farm Animal Medications Yourself

Animals | Farm Management |
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When your vet is not available, you can take over certain health-care tasks and administer animal medications. Here is advice from two experts.

Do You Have A Farm Water Backup Plan?

Animals | Farm Management |
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When your water source literally or figuratively dries up, you need an H2O backup plan to keep you, your animals and your crops properly hydrated.

Cover Crops Help Improve Soil, Garden Produce & Climate Conditions

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Uncategorized |
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Leaving garden soil bare can contribute to erosion and the release of carbon into the atmosphere, but planting cover crops can do a lot of good.

Make Your Own Amendments With The “Regenerative Grower’s Guide To Garden Amendments”

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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In this book, author Nigel Palmer provides detailed steps to improving your farm’s soil health.

Striving Toward Self-Sufficiency From The Ground Up

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | Uncategorized |
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Daniele Kasper from the Michigan-based backyard country homestead talks about her first steps into hobby farming and self-sufficiency.

3 Permaculture Crops To Grow In A First-Year Garden

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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If you want to start a permaculture garden without using chemicals or tilling, look to these three crops to start things off in your first-year garden.

Water Dowsing Works (Even If We Don’t Know Why)

Equipment | Farm Management |
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Dowsing is a centuries-old practice of finding water that—even without the support of much scientific evidence—flourishes even today.

Ducks & Geese Are Great Permaculture Livestock

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Livestock can be as beneficial to permaculture farming as horticultural techniques. And ducks and geese bring a wealth of benefits.

4 Livestock Considerations When Drought Hits Your Area

Animals | Farm Management |
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It's never fun dealing with dry weather, but there are some special concerns livestock farmers should keep in mind when moisture becomes scarce.

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