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Video: Performing A Late-Summer Hive Check

Beekeeping | Urban Farming |
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Winter's a rotten time to find out your bees are in trouble, so performing a late-summer hive check is critical to cold-weather success.

A Guide To Getting The Right Log Splitter For Your Farm

Equipment
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It's time to get ready to stay warm during the winter. Find the right log splitter for you and make cutting up logs for your fire or wood-burning stove easier this season.

Pros & Cons Of Manual Vs. Gas-Powered Post Drivers

Equipment
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There are two main types of standalone post drivers on the market: manual drivers and gas-powered models. Both designs are useful for different purposes.

3 Permaculture Crops To Grow In A First-Year Garden

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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If you want to start a permaculture garden without using chemicals or tilling, look to these three crops to start things off in your first-year garden.

Grow Fall Radishes For Flavor & Storage

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Unlike a spring radish, fall radishes grow slower for a deeper flavor. Grow watermelon radish, black radish and daikon radish for a wintertime treat.

Make A DIY Mushroom Picker For Chanterelle Foraging

Crops & Gardening
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Once you've mastered the important skill of correctly identifying chanterelle mushrooms, you can use this DIY mushroom picker to make foraging easier.

Growing (and Cooking!) Eight Ball Squash

Crops & Gardening | Recipes |
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No matter how you spell it, 'cousa' is a tasty, stuffed squash dish worth a try. Grow some Eight Ball squash (a small, round zucchini) for a tasty dinner treat.

Water Dowsing Works (Even If We Don’t Know Why)

Equipment | Farm Management |
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Dowsing is a centuries-old practice of finding water that—even without the support of much scientific evidence—flourishes even today.

Does Your Lawn Mower Need New Blades?

Equipment
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While it would be nice if lawn mower blades stayed sharp for years, requiring little or no maintenance, this outcome is unlikely for hardworking machines.

Ducks & Geese Are Great Permaculture Livestock

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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Livestock can be as beneficial to permaculture farming as horticultural techniques. And ducks and geese bring a wealth of benefits.

4 Livestock Considerations When Drought Hits Your Area

Animals | Farm Management |
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It's never fun dealing with dry weather, but there are some special concerns livestock farmers should keep in mind when moisture becomes scarce.

Mosquito Control Tips For Your Home Or Farm

Animals | Farm Management |
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More than just pests, mosquitoes can transmit illness to you and your animals. Here are some mosquito control tips to reduce the pests on your farm.

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