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Permabeds, Cover Crops & Tarps Keep The Garden Ready

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Permaculture |
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Three tools, Permabeds, cover crops and tarps, will protect your garden and keep the soil ready to work as soon as temperatures allow.

Get Started With DIY Mushroom Cultivation

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Ever wanted to grow your own mushrooms at home? You can! Here's what you need to know to get started with DIY mushroom cultivation.

Dough Is An Edible Canvas At Sourdough School House

Food | Homesteading |
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Shannon Peckford from the British Columbia-based workshop Sourdough School House talks about baking it forward and how mastering sourdough is a journey.

Video: How To Craft Your Own Herbal Salves

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Video |
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Using herbs foraged, grown or stored in the cupboard, you can make your own herbal salves using oil and beeswax to craft unique and useful products.

8 Tools You Need To Clean Up Storm Damage To Trees

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When storms strike, trees are often the casualties, so keep these eight tools and machines handy to quickly (and easily) deal with the debris.

The Ecological Gardener Explores A New Kind Of Gardening

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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In the new book The Ecological Gardener, author Matt Rees-Warren envisions a new kind of regenerative gardening at home.

From The Herb Garden: You Must Consider Comfrey!

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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A powerhouse fertilizer with great value as a topical treatment, easy-to-grow comfrey is a must-have herb for every gardener!

Flowers Nourish The Soul At Buzzed Blooms Farm

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Austin Graf from the Tennessee-based flower farm Buzzed Blooms tells us how producing flowers and running a seasonal enterprise has become his true calling.

Video: Creating a Woodland Blewit Mushroom Garden

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture | Video |
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Clitocybe nuda thrives on layers of organic matter in moist, shady locations. Here's how you can start your own blewit mushroom garden using purchased spawn.

Infographic: How To Build A Straw Bale Garden

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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A straw bale garden allows you to grow more vegetables earlier—and without having to weed! Here are the simple steps for construction and how to grow in one.

One Millimeter Can Make A Big Difference, So Make Sure You Have The Right Tool

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Changing the blades on a lawn mower illustrates the importance of having the right tool for the job. A single millimeter can make all the difference.

Choosing The Right Equipment Scale For Your Growing

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Hand tools? Tractors? More than available acreage, the scale of your growing aspirations should determine the scale of your farm's equipment.

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