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Manage & Minimize Creosote Buildup in Your Chimney

Homesteading | News |
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Creosote buildup can be a serious concern with wood stoves and fireplaces. Follow these tips to minimize the risk of a chimney fire.

Is a Tiny House Right for Your Farm?

Farm Management | Homesteading | News |
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The tiny house movement is gaining popularity throughout the United States. Here are five reasons a tiny home might make sense for your hobby farm.

Storytelling: A Great Method to Grow & Sustain Farming

Beginning Farmers | Homesteading | News |
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Storytelling is central to much of farming's history. It just might be the key to preserving its future, too. Here's how that could work.

Make Art With Leaves: 5 Fall Activities for Kids

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Engage little farmers with the season’s falling leaves. These creative activities promote observation, motor skills and sensory discovery.

Sweet Heat: Make Jam Using Hot Peppers & Peaches

Homesteading | Recipes |
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The tiny aji charapitas peppers can be intense, but fresh ripe peaches soften that jolt for a jam that's just right. Here's how to make it.

Get to Know the Medicinal Benefits of Strawberry Leaf

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Strawberry leaf has traditional uses to help the digestive, respiratory, nervous and female reproductive systems, although it does carry some controversy.

Meet the Hairy Horticulturist—and the Tiny Cucamelon

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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The cucamelon is an itty bitty vegetable that looks like a melon and tastes like a zesty cucumber. We get the facts from an avid grower we found on Instagram.

Tips on Caring for Your Lawn in the Fall

Homesteading | News | Urban Farming |
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Lawns have different problems this time of year depending on grass type and region. Here are problems and ways to keep your lawn greener longer.

Black Radish: A Delicious Vegetable With Healing Powers

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Black radish is a food, like other radishes, but it also has numerous healing properties used for centuries that researchers are now verifying.

Tree Removal: It Pays to DIY—Until It Doesn’t

Equipment | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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A DIY attitude can carry hobby farmers a long way, but for projects such as tree removal, hiring a professional can save a lot of time and effort.

The Wisdom of Women Farmers, Part 3: Thoughts on Death

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | Large Animals | News | Poultry |
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Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this second segment, the topic is death.

To Learn Its History, Read These 4 Organic Farming Books

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | News |
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Learning the history of small-scale organic farming can help you better understand and improve growing practices. These books are ideal starting points.

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