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How To Get Started With Rainwater Collection

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Save money and give your plants the best with a rainwater collection system. Not sure where to start? Here are some tips for starting out.

Make & Apply Natural Herbicide For Invasive Plants (Video)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming | Video |
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Weeds and unwelcome plants are just a part of growing, but you can spot spray this natural, homemade herbicide to kill growth that threatens your garden.

Book Review: The Healthy Vegetable Garden

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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In her newly published book "The Healthy Vegetable Garden," Sally Morgan provides detailed guidelines for improving your garden’s resilience to pests, disease and other pressures.

Burwell Farms Breaks New Ground Farming White Truffles In America

Crops & Gardening | Food |
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Jeffrey Coker from the North Carolina-based Burwell Farms tells us how they've become innovators in the domestic white truffle farming realm.

How to Propagate Black Raspberries & Other Brambles

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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You can propagate black raspberries or other brambles easily. Try tip layering or simple soil layering to multiply your plant stock—and next year's harvest.

Garden Trellises Aren’t Just For Climbing Plants

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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We all know about using trellises to support climbing plants. But garden trellises can actually be helpful to almost any plant if challenging circumstances arise.

Link Garden Tricks For A Successful Growing Season

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Olympic athletes develop certain tricks to master performances, and similarly we should develop and utilize trick sequences in the garden for growing success.

What Items Should You Stock In Your Prepper Pantry?

Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Prepper pantries help many feel more prepared for the unknown. Stock your own prepper pantry with these items for a well-stocked food supply.

Bees & Flowers Thrive In Harmony At Palm Pike Apiary

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Tasha Trujillo from the Miami, Florida-based venture Palm Pike Apiary tells us how she creates a sustainable synergistic system in subtropical conditions.

Find The Right Off-Grid Community For You & Your Family

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Going off the grid doesn't have to mean going it alone! Here's how to find the right off-grid community for your needs, then join in the communal lifestyle!

When Hauling Heavy Loads, Respect Payload and Towing Limits

Equipment
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Payload capacities and towing limits for farm vehicles are more complicated than they first appear. Understanding them thoroughly will help you stay safe.

DIY 5-Gallon Bucket Cold Frame Project

Beginning Farmers | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Projects |
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Learn to make a cold frame from a common 5-gallon bucket with this project, excerpted from Chris Peterson's "The New 5-Gallon Bucket Book."

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