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3 Steps to Achieving Your Farm Goals in the Coming Year

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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New year's resolutions often fail, but if you follow this outline you're more likely to accomplish what you want in 2019.

Wishing You Cozy Comfort for the Holidays—the Danish Way

Beginning Farmers | Homesteading |
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As we create "hygge" at our farmhouse during the darkest part of the season, we'd like to extend you warmth and coziness, as well.

Should You Certify Your Farm as Organic?

Farm Management
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Here are some questions to ask — and some facts about the process you might not know — to help decide whether certifying as organic is right for you.

The 7 Best Perennial Herbs for the Farm Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Perennial herbs are excellent additions to the landscape. They offer repeated harvests over many years, and they're lovely plants. Meet some exceptional perennial herbs.

5 Ideas for Holiday Gifts for Farmers

Equipment
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What kind of Christmas gifts should you give the hobby farmers in your life? Here are some ideas in the categories of tools and equipment.

3 Sources That Keep Farm Storytelling Traditions Alive

Homesteading | News |
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Listening is a skill that farmers and gardeners must cultivate. During winter, turning our attention to sage storytellers is as natural as the changing of seasons.

Slow Pork: A Hobby Farmer’s Reaction to Industrial Livestock Farming

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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The phrase is borrowed from the Slow Food movement, and it reflects a desire to pasture-raise breeds that take longer to reach market but have advantages over the industry's choice.

4 Parts of Pine Trees That Benefit Your Health

Crops & Gardening
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Pine trees are more than pretty evergreens to brighten up a winter landscape—they're used for health around the world.

8 Ways to (Almost) Instantly Improve Your Soil

Crops & Gardening
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To create healthy soil, you must understand the processes at work and how to encourage them in the proper ways and amounts.

How to Use a Rain Barrel in a Garden

Crops & Gardening
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How much water can you collect? How long does it last? How much does a rain barrel cost? What should you look for when buying one? Here are the basics.

Indoor Gardening: 8 Edibles You Can Grow Indoors This Winter

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Don’t give up on gardening just because it’s cold outside. Try indoor gardening. Grow these fruits and vegetables inside.

Winter Preparation: Be Careful Where You Park Your Farm Equipment

Equipment
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Deep snow can make it impractical or impossible to move equipment until spring. Here's some advice on parking various pieces of farm equipment in the best locations.

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