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6 Ways To Put Your Brush Pile To Work

Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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Don't just burn that brush pile, put it to work. From biochar to wildlife habitat and more, here are 6 ways to put sticks, limbs, branches and more to work.

Root Cellar Your Harvest To Store Through The Winter

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Store your produce in a root cellar to extend the harvest and provide a rainbow of fresh colors and flavors to your kitchen throughout the winter.

Preserving Fresh Produce In Your Home (Without A Root Cellar) 

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You don't need a root cellar to extend the life of your fresh garden produce into winter and even spring. Here's how to preserve veggies in your home.

Keeping Cattle Teaches Important Life Lessons, Too

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Sure, cattle provide dairy and meat, but keeping a herd of large animals can also teach the farmer invaluable life lessons, too.

Root Cellar Storage Guide: From Apples To Turnips

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Store these fruits and vegetables in the root cellar well past fall into late winter, then your early spring garden can take over.

Build A Lean-To Greenhouse To Expand Existing Buildings

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You can build a lean-to greenhouse onto an existing structure to add to your growing space using these simple-to-follow plans.

Best Practices When Installing Tree Trunk Guards For Winter

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Installing tree trunk guards is an important pre-winter step to protect young trees from hungry critters. Here are some best practices to follow.

Tips For Perfect Fermentation Every Time

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Fermented foods are packed with healthy probiotics, so follow these tips for reliable fermentation success with your homegrown harvest!

Recipe: Infused Apple Pie Whiskey Is A Holiday Treat

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This easy apple pie infused whiskey recipe will warm up your after-dinner holiday celebrations, and a bottle makes a special gift, too!

Attract Good Bugs To Control Pest Insects On Your Crops

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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As we come to understand the downsides of pesticides, integrated pest management offers better control for controlling pest insects on crops.

Which Ruminants To Start With: Goats, Sheep Or Cattle?

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Ruminants can be the perfect solution for many farm needs, but choosing which animals to add when is a matter of realizing your land's needs.

3 Fall Tasks To Prepare Your Brambles For Winter

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Uncategorized |
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It's time to get raspberries and blackberries ready for winter, so perform these three fall maintenance duties now to prepare brambles for the cold season.

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