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Pick Plantain To Help Maintain Your Health & Comfort

Farm & Garden | Foraging | Homesteading |
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You'll find plantain in broad- and narrowleaf varieties, both of which can be harvested and prepared to aid with digestion, skin issues and more.

The Honest Truth About Marans, 3 More Chicken Breeds (Pt. 3) 

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Poultry |
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Looking at four more popular chicken breeds, we discuss real-life experiences keeping Dutch Booted Bantams, Japanese Bantams, Polish and Marans.

Cattle Feeding Basics: Evaluate Your Energy

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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In this ongoing look at the basics of feeding cattle, we turn our attention to energy: what it means, what delivers this component and providing it to your herd.

5 Purposes For Dried Sunflowers In The Autumn Season

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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In late summer and early autumn, sunflowers may lose their beauty, but the spent flowers still have plenty of uses. Here are 5 to consider.

Painting Antiques & Vintage Farmhouse Furniture Pieces

Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Projects |
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Change up your farmhouse aesthetic by painting older furniture pieces with a fresh coat of color. Here's how to freshen up furniture the right way.

Recycle & Reuse Scrap Metal Around The Farm Or Homestead

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Metal is never trash! In addition to selling scrap for a bit of trash, you can always find a use for discarded or found metal around the homestead.

Grass-Fed Cattle Are Just Plain Better For The Bottom Line

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Grass-finished? Grain-fed? Though there are a lot of confusing terms at play these days, but there's no denying the benefits of raising grass-fed cattle.

A Nutty Adventure: Enjoying A Mast Year For Acorns 

Farm & Garden | Foraging | Homesteading |
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It's a mast year for acorns, but why we don't eat these nuts? Zach Loeks set out on a longboard to find the sweetest oaks with hopes of planting more trees with better flavor.

Linda Vater Is The Queen Of Topiary

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | News |
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Gardening personality Linda Vater talks us through the transition from self-taught hobby gardening to becoming a national gardening guru.

Charge Your Garden Tools With Solar Power

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Battery technology has come a long way in recent years, so now's a great time to cut costs and go even greener by solar charging your garden tools with solar power!

Video: 2 Easy Ways To Propagate Hydrangeas In August

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Hydrangeas are in bloom right now, and if you would like more of these beautiful flowers you can propagate from your plants using the 2 techniques in this video.

Recipe: Fresh & Simple Fermented Nectarine Salsa 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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This easy-to-make fermented nectarine salsa brings lively, fruity flavor to any get-together, dinner or snack time!

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