Have you considered learning some simple plumbing tasks? Gaining some basic knowledge of plumbing can come in handy for a hobby farmer, negating the need to summon a professional.
Spring is here—kind of—and the time to get in the garden is close. How close? It's hard to tell, but that's where intuition mixes with science and research to make farming an art.
At farmers markets and CSAs, duck eggs are uncommon compared with chicken eggs. Here are reasons to take advantage of that opening, for sales as well as your garden.
You might already know a thing or two about circular saws, but they're a bit more complex than they appear. Here are a few extra features you should look for when shopping for a circular saw.
Here's our guide with seasonal checklists that will help you keep small machines such as ATVs and UTVs running smoothly.
The world is becoming increasingly digital, so if you want to communicate best with farmers-market or CSA customers, these marketing methods are easy to learn as well as cheap—or even free.
Don't let weeding get the best of you this year. New strategies you can add to your arsenal include row orientation, living mulch and abrasive weeding.
Succession planting lets you harvest a crop over a longer period, which prevents waste and lengthens your selling time. It also helps in several ways you might not have considered.
Squash is fairly easy to grow, it produces a lot and is versatile in the kitchen. But is it better to start squash from seed or transplants? Here are the pros and cons of each.
Landowners across the U.S. are being asked to lease property for solar arrays. While it might promise more profit and less labor, it does have strings attached.
A recent Twitter exchange involved several definitions of "real" farmers. It showed me that some people obviously don't understand what we do or why.
All-terrain vehicles and utility-task vehicles can’t replace tractors, but they can make many farm jobs easier. Here are 10 of them.
