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Raised Beds 101, From Materials To Building & More

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Raised beds offer growers numerous advantages, but knowing where to start can be challenging. We take a look at common materials and techniques for growing in raised beds.

Keep Track Of Your Pack With A Smart Dog Collar

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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If Fido doesn’t stay on your property, you can keep track of him with a smart dog collar. They use GPS to track your dog in real-time, wherever he or she roams.

Keep A Garden Journal To Record Growth & Changes

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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A garden journal can help you track what works (and what doesn't) in the garden. Recordkeeping can also help you adapt to climate change in the garden.

Grow These Perennial Herbs For Tasty Medicinal Tea

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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You can grow perennial herbs to make refreshing medicinal tea to enjoy and cultivate wellness. Here are some herbs to consider as you establish a garden.

Lessons Learned From Bottle-Feeding A Lamb

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Bottle-feeding a lamb should never be your first option, but it's important to know how to feed a rejected or orphaned lamb in case it becomes necessary.

Make Compost Tea For Your Garden Soil (Excerpt)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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Give your soil a boost with some homemade compost tea. In this book excerpt, author Chris McLaughlin tells you how to "brew" your own.

Compost Like A Pro With This Simple Technique

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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You don't need an advanced-science degree or superhuman strength to compost effectively. These tips will get you composting in no time.

No Power? No Problem With Power Outage Preparedness

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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A rural power outage can take a while to fix, so get (and stay) ready for electricity failure down the line with these tips for staying comfy when the farm goes dark.

Video: Building A New Farm Garden Shed (Pt. 2)

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Projects |
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In the last video, I planned and sited the space for my new farm garden shed, so now it's time to choose a foundation, get level and square things up.

Make A Meadow Anywhere With “Tiny + Wild”

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture | Urban Farming |
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From pocket prairies to a mini meadow, you can create small-scale meadows nearly anywhere, says "Tiny + Wild" author, Graham Laird Gardner.

Favorite Jung & Johnny’s Seeds For Your 2023 Garden

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Interested in trying something new in the garden this year? Consider growing one of these interesting offerings from two of our favorite seed companies!

Winter Sowing The Spring Vegetable Garden

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Get a head start on growing season by germinating garden seeds now, during the late-winter months, with this simple-to-follow guide to winter sowing.

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