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What is Fermented Food?

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Long before fridges and canners came to be, food was preserved through fermentation. Learn more about this fascinating—and tasty—kitchen method.

5 Creative Uses for Basil

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Basil doesn’t have to be relegated to the spice cabinet. Make it the shining star in one of these home or kitchen projects.

8 Ways to Preserve Basil for Kitchen Use

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Keep one of your favorite herbs for year-round use with one of these drying or freezing methods.

How to Make a Potted Pincushion

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Use these simple instructions to create a pincushion for your own sewing efforts or as a gift.

Editors Turned Designers Put Goats on Things

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Jump on board the latest spring design trend featuring a beloved farm animal: the goat.

Profession of Hope

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Farming is a profession of hope. ~Brian Brett

Ocean-to-Table Dining at Castaway

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At some seafood restaurants, the "fresh catch” might come from hundreds of miles away or arrive frozen (or even mislabeled), but at Castaway Waterfront Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Marathon, Fla., avid spear fisherman John Mirabella serves up the catch he spears during his deep-sea dives.

Quick Craft: Country Chic Clothespins

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Give your boring clothespins an easy makeover with these colorful clothespin designs.

Infographic: Line-dry Laundry

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A chore of days past, line-drying is now being reclaimed by homesteaders who want to cut home energy costs and save fabrics from damage.

Know Your Fish: Catch and Cook It Yourself

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In the Midwest, we know the names of the farmers we turn to for our honey, bratwursts and maple syrup—and we harvest most of our fresh produce 100 feet from our back door. But it took a recent journey to the Florida Keys to understand what sustainable fishing is all about.

Farm Rental Rates Set to Rise

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Based on land value and crop commodity prices, farmland rental rates are projected to climb in 2013.

Passion, Purpose and Pimento Cheese

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Do you dream of cooking up your own food business? Do you have an heirloom family recipe that your friends proclaim you should bottle and sell? Like many, perhaps you get caught up in waiting for the right time, when everything is perfectly researched, tested and the entrepreneurial stars all aligned.

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