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How To Get Started With Rainwater Collection

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Save money and give your plants the best with a rainwater collection system. Not sure where to start? Here are some tips for starting out.

How to Propagate Black Raspberries & Other Brambles

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You can propagate black raspberries or other brambles easily. Try tip layering or simple soil layering to multiply your plant stock—and next year's harvest.

What Items Should You Stock In Your Prepper Pantry?

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Prepper pantries help many feel more prepared for the unknown. Stock your own prepper pantry with these items for a well-stocked food supply.

Find The Right Off-Grid Community For You & Your Family

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Going off the grid doesn't have to mean going it alone! Here's how to find the right off-grid community for your needs, then join in the communal lifestyle!

The Cox Homestead Specializes In Do-It-Yourself Dried Elderberry Kits

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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Laura Cox from the Tennessee-based agricultural cooperative Cox Homestead tells us how overcoming a bout of the flu led to inventing one of her venture's most popular products.

How To Harvest & Wet Process Your Own Natural Clay

Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Clay-heavy soil may be a pain in the garden, but playing around with natural clay has its charms. Here's how to harvest and wet process your own clay.

Recipe: Milkweed Bud Fettuccine (From The Forager Chef’s Book of Flora)

Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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This versatile recipe, excerpted from Alan Bergo's The Forager Chef’s Book of Flora, brings vibrant green from foraged milkweed for a tasty pasta dish.

How To Start A Mini Nursery For Found Saplings

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When you come across special, "found" saplings, you can park them in this tiny arboretum for the time being. Here's how to build and use a mini nursery.

Daylilies, A Common Garden Flower, Are Edible & Sweet

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Daylilies are wildly common in flower gardens, but did you know the plants are as edible as they are beautiful? From petals down to its tubers, a daylily offers tons of surprising flavor.

A New Breed Of Yard Shoes Focuses On Productivity

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Gardening may not be a fashion-forward event, but the right gear can definitely help you work longer. And specially designed yard shoes keep your feet moving all day long.

Annexation & Your Small Farm: What Now?

Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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When larger municipalities pursue rural areas, it can bring hardship to residents. Here are some potential effects of annexation, as well as what you can do to protect your farm endeavors.

You Can (& Should) Eat Those Hostas In Your Garden

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Hostas are plenty common in ornamental gardens, but did you know you can eat them, too? Both the shoots and leaves are edible and delicious.

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