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You Should Use Graph Paper When Planning Your Orchard

Crops & Gardening
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Are you planning to start a small fruit tree orchard this year? Graph paper and colored markers can help you plot the best location for every tree.

How To Build A Raised Bed For Your New Garden

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Want to start a garden but unsure about digging up the yard? Build a raised bed following these instructions for a bountiful backyard harvest!

Tips For Keeping Uninvited Pests Out Of The Barn

Animals | Farm Management |
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Worried about unwanted critters at your farm? Here are some tips to discourage wildlife pests from setting up shop in the barn.

A Seeder Is An Efficient & Cost-Effective Investment

Crops & Gardening
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There are a few different ways to put seeds in the ground, but a precision seeder will do so efficiently, ideally and with minimal investment.

Produce Profile: Grow Delicious Dill For Pickles & More

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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One of the easiest herbs to grow is also one of the most flavorful in your three-season garden. Try dill this year and add some zing to your diet.

Four Creative Ways To Celebrate Ramps This Season

Crops & Gardening | Recipes |
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Social media is a fertile ground for discovering new ways to cook with ramps, including adding the garlicky greens to sourdough, incorporating into hand-made tortillas and crafting a vodka infusion.

Create A Flower Fort For Peaceful, Floral Privacy

Crops & Gardening
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Grow yourself a peaceful, outdoor hideaway. A flower fort just takes some planning, patience and a generous handful of sunflower seeds.

10 Quick-Growing Vegetables For An Early Harvest

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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When starting a garden, it's important to grow some early producers to keep spirits and harvests up. Here are 10 quick-growing plants you can grow.

First Look, Then Plan When You Repair An Old Pond

Farm Management
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Restoring an old pond is a multi-step project, as one farmer details through his ongoing quest to locate and repair a leaky bank.

3 Reasons To Add Rabbits To Your Urban Farm

Animals | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Chickens tend to get all the glory, but if you’re looking for small-scale, urban livestock, consider rabbits—the hair-raising mammals are perfect pets!

10 Questions To Ask Before Getting Urban Goats

Animals | Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Many urban dwellers are surprised to learn that they're legally allowed to keep goats. But ask yourself these questions before making the leap.

Audra Owen Proves You’re Never Too Young To Be A Hobby Farmer

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading | Large Animals | Poultry |
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A teenage visionary created a flourishing farm in Oklahoma. The young hobby farmer feeds her family and, by donating the profits, helps others, too.

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