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Lose The Lawn In Order To Gain A Prairie

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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With good planning, follow-through and, yes, patience, you can have a (nearly) maintenance-free pollinators' paradise prairie in about three years.

Harvest Usnea Lichen For Natural Immune Support

Farm & Garden | Foraging | Homesteading |
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Usnea lichens, aka "old man's beard," are as beneficial as they are prolific. Here's how to identity, harvest and prepare this foraging find for medicinal use.

3 Garden Plants I’m Excited To Grow In 2023

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Half the fun of shopping through seed, garden and nursery catalogs is looking for new plants to try. Here are three plants I'm excited to try growing for the first time.

6 Books About Keeping Cattle For Beef, Milk & More

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals | News |
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These six books offer invaluable advice for anyone curious about starting with cattle, from keeping a beef herd to milking cows to butchering and more.

The Homestead Documentary Explores Self-Sufficiency

Farm & Garden | Homesteading | News |
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A grassroots miniseries, The Homestead Documentary looks at small farms sharing their personal stories and methods of homesteading.

Tips For Managing An Orphaned Or Rejected Lamb

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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An orphaned or rejected lamb is a real possibility during lambing season, so make sure you get and stay ready for the unexpected.

The Case For Organic Seeds: Planting Resilience

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Organic seeds, by nature of unassisted growth, have to adapt in order to survive, developing resilience they can pass along to descendants. That's a great reason to start you garden with organic seeds!

A Two-Wheel Tractor Is Perfect For Small Farms

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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There are numerous benefits that a two-wheel tractor brings to small and hobby farms, so consider these advantages of compact machinery!

Recipe: Baked Grapefruit Is A Sweet & Simple Treat

Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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This simple recipe for baked grapefruit reduces much of the fruit's bitterness for a deliciously sweet treat that adds new dimensions to the common citrus.

4 Things to Consider When Buying Apple Rootstock

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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If you’re interested in grafting apple trees, choosing the right rootstock is a critical step. Here are four things to consider when buying apple rootstock.

Video: ID Predators With A Simple Scent Station

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Poultry | Video |
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Wonder what's been sniffing around your chickens and/or crops? This simple scent station will help you identify what predators are out and about.

Recipe: Cure Some Salmon Gravlax For Tasty Fresh Fish 

Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Cure some sushi-grade salmon with gravlax, a curing method that temporarily preserves fresh fish using sugar, salt and seasonings such as dill.

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