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Recipe: Rosemary, Garlic & Onion Fermented Cherry Tomatoes

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Delicious served alone or mixed into a recipe, these fermented cherry tomatoes explode with robust flavors of rosemary, garlic  and onion.

Follow These Steps When Selecting A Breeding Ram (Video)

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals | Video |
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A sire contributes more than just its 50 percent of a lamb's genetics, so it's critical to choose a breeding ram carefully. Here's what to look for before you buy.

Keegan’s Garden Is A Sanctuary From Daily Stresses

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Trinidad-raised vegetable gardener Keegan Clifford tells us how his 13 raised beds benefit from the fertile Maryland soil.

Tree Planting & Care (From “Apples of North America”)

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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In this excerpt from "Apples of North America," Tom Burford (“Professor Apple”) details the correct steps for properly planting a tree.

4 Chicken Coop Improvements For 2022

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment | Urban Farm |
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The new year is a great time to plan projects for chicken coop improvements that will benefit you and your birds. Here are four I plan to tackle in 2022.

Improve Winter On The Farm With These 16 Tips & Tricks

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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Farm life doesn't stop during the winter, so follow these tips and tricks to improve your homestead during the cold, wet, windy season.

5 New Year’s Farming Resolutions For 2022

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management |
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I’m excited to see what 2022 has in store. To that end, I’m making a list of resolutions for farming projects I intend to tackle during the next 12 months.

Choose Your Ruminant Depending On What Your Pastures Offer

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Animals do the hard work of improving pastures and soil health, so choose the right ruminants for the land and native growth you already have.

How & When To Give Your Sheep A Hoof Trim

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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It's important to keep an eye on your sheep's feet to avoid lameness. And when you're checking for foot rot, you may want to go ahead and do a quick hoof trim.

These Farm Tasks Keep You Busy During Cold Winter Months

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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There are plenty of farm tasks to perform in winter, from clearing invasive plants like Asian bush honeysuckle to frost seeding pastures and more!

Gardening Gifts Are Great For The Holidays (Or Whenever)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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Looking for a last-minute gift? These gardening items make great gifts during the holidays—or, really, any time of the year!

Therapeutic Chickens Get Mischievous At Linguini Beans

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Christina Robinson from Linguini Beans tells us about some of the hijinks her chickens (including farm star, Henrietta) love to get up to on the homestead.

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