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10 Points of Midsummer Lawn Mower Maintenance

Equipment
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After a couple of consecutive months of service, your lawn mower is probably due for some maintenance. This checklist will help keep your mower in shape.

Make Your Own Violet Leaf Lip Balm

Homesteading
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Violets are an incredibly useful plant whose flowers and leaves are used in multiple healing remedies. Here's how to make lip balm from violet leaves.

A Guide to Foraging for Medicinal Plants

Crops & Gardening
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Lots of plants that you'll find in nature can support your health and help you thrive. Here are 7 sources for medicinal herbs.

Transform Junk Mail Into Handmade Paper

Farm Management | Homesteading | Uncategorized | Urban Farming |
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DIY recycling can be easier—and more creatively fulfilling—than you might think. Here's how to make junk mail and similar items into paper.

6 Tips for Growing Heads of Lettuce Through Summer Heat

Crops & Gardening
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Some aspects of growing summer lettuce can be challenging while others are pretty simple. Follow these tips for success in the garden.

Improve Your CSA Harvests: Create a Crop Plan

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Having a variety of produce ready to harvest weekly for your community-supported agriculture operation can be difficult. Here's how to create a crop plan.

4 Ways to Clean Fresh Eggs Before You Eat Them

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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You might not wash your farm-fresh eggs right away, or you might buy them unwashed from a farmer. Here's how to safely prepare them for use.

Getting Attached: 4 Helpful, Unusual Tractor Attachments

Equipment
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More tractor attachments exist than you could probably ever use, but if one of these fits a job you do a lot, it's worth considering.

3 Materials You Can Salvage on Old Farms

Beginning Farmers | Equipment |
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When you buy a farm, you buy a lot more than the land. Here are three common farm items you can salvage during cleanup and renovations.

5 Summer Tomato Problems & How to Solve Them

Crops & Gardening
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Tomatoes are a popular garden crop, but a plentiful harvest is not guaranteed. Here are some common summer tomato problems and how to overcome them.

Stinging Insects: 3 Ways to Keep Safe During the Summer

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Wasps, hornets and yellow jackets are stinging insects that can build nests near your home. Here's how to prevent them and deal with them if they appear.

5 Ways to Earn Money on Your Excess Produce

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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It’s good to have a contingency plan for excess produce because even the most meticulous garden planner can end up with too much.

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