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Produce Profile: Growing Sage Is Just Smart

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Take some sage advice, and start growing this low-maintenance perennial herb in your garden for culinary and sensory delights.

Spotlighting Babydoll Southdown Sheep & Knitted Goods At Timber Creek Farm

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The fiber farm founder, Janet Garman, reflects on how farming has changed since the '90s and how it's a lifestyle with genuine purpose.

Tiffani Thiessen On Backyard Chickens & Hollywood Homesteading

Farm & Garden | Homesteading | News |
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"Saved by the Bell" actress Tiffani Thiessen snags new staring roles as a chicken-keeper, homemaker, gardener and lifestyle brand manager.

Should You Measure Hay By The Bale Or By Volume?

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Counting individual bales might seem like the perfect way to quantify hay production. But varying bale sizes can muddy the equation.

From The Herb Garden: Winter Savory

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Grow winter savory—a healthy, hearty herb that tolerates cold well—in your garden to add flavor and warmth to your winter dishes.

Talking Food Forests & Cucamelons With The Farmer Ken

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming |
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The Los Angeles-based farmer tells us how he uses the local climate and his home environment to keep his crops growing all year round.

Grow Culinary Herbs For Your Chickens & The Kitchen

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Culinary herbs are great for the kitchen, and your chickens love the flavors, too! Here are some growing tips to ensure you've always got fresh herbs on hand.

How To Make Your Own DIY Household Products

Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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From toothpaste to cleaners and more, you can ditch wasteful packaging and save some cash with these directions for DIY household products.

Oil Grades: Understanding the Secrets of Viscosity

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SAE-30, 5W-20 ... oil grades can be confusing. Let's cut through the jumbles of number and letters to understand what they actually represent.

Why & How You Should Store Your Roots In A Root Cellar

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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There are reasons we store root vegetables in root cellars, and keeping them in mind can help us maximize long-term storage for our homegrown roots.

Produce Profile: Keep Kohlrabi Weird (& Grow It Anyway)

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Kohlrabi is the butt of many a CSA-veggie joke, but, packed with flavor and healthy goodness, the veggie’s place in the garden is no laughing matter.

Fermenting With Spice Blends (From “Wildcrafted Fermentation”)

Food | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Learn to make wild food kimchi and fermented cattail shoot hearts in this excerpt from Pascal Baudar’s book "Wildcrafted Fermentation."

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