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8 Great Soil Amendments for Your Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Many of these items can go in your compost, but spot application where they are most needed in your soil can provide more benefits to your plants.

Mice in the Henhouse: How to Spot & Deal With the Problem

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Mice are a fact of life when you have chickens, but you can do many things to discourage their presence. Here's what to look for and do.

Cutting-Edge Crops: How to Grow Oyster Mushrooms for Profit

Crops & Gardening
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With the right production system, a farmer can grow many hundreds of pounds of oyster mushrooms per year in a relatively small indoor space. Here's how it works.

Old Farm Tools Can Be Really Cool … to Visit

Equipment
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I had great fun looking at hundreds of old tools during a rare, “just for fun” shopping trip to a quirky store in a nearby town, but I left them all there.

Farming & Releasing Butterflies: Is It Justifiable for Happy Events?

Farm Management
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People grow butterflies to be released at weddings and similar occasions, but is it ethical and eco-friendly? Are there better ways to help butterflies?

Euthanasia on the Farm: 5 Things to Consider

Animals | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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If you have farm animals, euthanasia will probably come up at some point. Here's what to consider before the difficult decision presents itself.

4 Natural Home Remedies for Grief

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | News | Recipes |
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Autumn illustrates life's transitions, which can bring melancholy. As you stop and observe the joys as well as sorrows of existence, here are things that can help you embrace it all.

5 Medicinal Roots to Forage This Fall

Crops & Gardening
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As the weather turns cooler with fall, it’s time to look below ground for the season’s foraged treasures.

“Brew Beer Like a Yeti” Simplifies the Beer-Making Process While Making It Interesting

Farm Management | Homesteading | News |
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In his new book, Jereme Zimmerman provides a captivating natural history of beer as well as recipes and revelations.

Overwintering Geraniums, Coleus, Begonias & Other Plants

Crops & Gardening
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Many plants we grow as annuals are frost-sensitive perennials. Keeping them from year to year is easy if you follow one of these methods of overwintering geraniums and other plants.

How to Begin Wildlife Rehabilitation on Your Farm

Farm Management
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We speak to an experienced rehabilitator about helping animals in need and protecting livestock while maintaining balance in a farm's ecosystem.

Salmonella and Farm Eggs: What’s the Risk of Getting Sick?

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Are you concerned that your flock's eggs might contain Salmonella? I sought expert sources for safety guidelines and facts about farm vs. store-bought eggs.

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