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Grow, Pick & Enjoy Some Peppers In Your Next Garden

Crops & Gardening
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You don’t have to be Peter Piper to grow and enjoy peppers of all varieties. Here are some pointers to keep in mind when choosing varieties for your garden.

Sociable Serama Chickens Help Keep Things Ticking At Little Farmer Me

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Poultry |
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Marion Petersen from the Southern California-based hobby farm gives us the scoop on how to care for these adorable chickens.

Tires Keep Your Farm Equipment Rolling

Equipment
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Flat tires are inconvenient and, in some instances, can present a dangerous scenario. But some basic, routine maintenance can keep things rolling.

How To Disassemble Pallets Without Destroying The Wood

Homesteading | Urban Farming | Video |
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Most pallet wood (with some important exceptions) can be salvaged for usable lumber for quick DIY projects. In this video, we show you how.

The Value Of The Drive Shed Barn Design

Beginning Farmers | Equipment |
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A long barn with multiple bays, the drive shed outbuilding design provides accessibility, weather protection and a wealth of other benefits.

Produce Profile: Fall Squash for Winter Dining

Crops & Gardening
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Pumpkins steal the show on front porches throughout the fall, but fall squash will get you through the cold winter months.

Here’s The Real Dirt On Tillage Tools

Equipment
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When spring rolls back around, you'll have a number of tool options for tillage projects at your fingertips. Here's a look at some of the most common attachments.

Harvest Faster & Easier With An Advanced Fruit-Picking Bucket

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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An advanced fruit-picking bucket, with features going above and beyond those of a mere basket, can shorten and simplify the process of harvesting fruit.

Breed Profile: Get To Know St. Croix Hair Sheep

Animals | Breeds | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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With a wealth of beneficial traits, including the most parasite resistance of all sheep, the St. Croix Hair Sheep is a recent and interesting breed.

Cut the Shiitake By Growing Your Own Mushrooms

Crops & Gardening | Uncategorized |
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Shiitake mushrooms are a delicious (and potentially profitable) crop that, with some time and effort, you can cultivate on your property.

Scythes And Sword Beans Keep Smarter By Nature Sustainable

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Kip Ritchey of the Tallahassee-based farm tells us how they're aiming to solve their community's food desert problem.

Take Care Of Your Garden Tools & They’ll Take Care Of You

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Cleaning, sharpening and repairing essential equipment now can help to improve next season's results. Here are some basic care tips for your garden tools.

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