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Climate Change Complicates Things For Pollinators, Plants

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As seasonal conditions change, relationships between plants and pollinators are thrown off. Here's what that means and how you can help.

Simplify Garden Watering With Some Hose Splitters

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Have you ever tried to navigate a long hose through a large garden? It’s not nearly as easy as it sounds. That's when hose splitters come to the rescue.

Important Lessons For A Beautiful, Organic Lawn

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In addition to being safer and more environmentally friendly, an organic lawn will also appear nicer. Here's how to go organic in your lawn care.

Pick Purple Clover For Its Many Health Benefits

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Purple clover is great for soil and livestock, and we humans can forage and benefit from this healthy herb, too. Here's how to ID, forage and use purple clover.

Recipe: Quick Pickled Spicy Sugar Snap Peas 

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This simple recipe for pickled spicy sugar snap peas makes a delicious refrigerator snack without steaming up the kitchen on humid summer days!

Keyhole Composting (Excerpt, “Compost Science For Gardeners”)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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In this excerpt from "Compost Science For Gardeners," author Robert Pavlis takes a look at the science behind keyhole gardens with built-in composting.

Choose Chickens For Your Desired Egg Colors

Animals | Breeds | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry |
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When you have your own chickens, you're not stuck with grocery-store white eggs. Here are some common layers with a rainbow's variety of egg colors.

Video: Start A Cut Flower Garden Business

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Lindsay Huckabee with Huck-a-bee Flower Farm tells how she got started with cut flowers and shares a few tips for assembling attractive bouquets for sale.

Invite The Beneficial Praying Mantis Into Your Garden

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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You want to have a praying mantis population in your garden, so take these steps to introduce these beneficial insects into your growing space this year!

Raising Baby Pigs: Advice From An Accidental Farmer

Animals | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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After a few years of raising baby pigs, this farmer learned a few things worth considering early—and shares his experience to make yours easier.

Tips For Getting Kids To Help Out Around The Homestead  

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Summer is when things get hopping on a homestead—and it's also when kids are home from school, so follow these tips to get those little hands helping!

Forage Wild Cherry To Support Wellness

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Long used for its heart toning qualities and as a remedy for colds and other ailments, wild cherry is an easily foraged tree and traditional medicine powerhouse.

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