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12 Tips for Starting Pepper Seeds

Crops & Gardening
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Starting your own pepper seeds is fun, but it isn't always easy. Follow our 12 tips for starting pepper seeds to make the job manageable and successful.

Why I’m Using an Apple Picker in the Winter

Equipment
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I believe some farm tools can be used for jobs other than their intended purposes. As an example, I recently got creative with an apple picker.

Taking Comfort In The Many Expressions Of Sourdough

Beginning Farmers
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As a cold chill and powdery snow take over the farm, I turn inward and relish in the cozy joys of baking. My first projects involve sourdough starter.

5 Reasons Every CSA Farmer Should Grow Strawberries

Farm Management
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These market favorites are easy to sell and can help bring customers to your CSA throughout the season. Here's why strawberries make CSA sense.

How to Read a Seed Packet: What the Details Reveal

Crops & Gardening
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Learning how to read a seed packet reveals important data to help you become a successful grower. Our guide walks you through it all.

Farm Storehouse: 8 Products to Help You & Your Operation

Equipment
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A tractor attachment, a picker's apron, noise-canceling headphones and a reflective horse collar are among items our editors found.

How to Buy a Lawn Aerator Best for Your Needs

Equipment
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If you take pride in your lawn and want to keep it as healthy as possible, you might want to add a lawn aerator to your collection of equipment.

This Is Hobby Farming: 3 Partners Form an Urban Oasis in Indianapolis

Farm Management | Urban Farming |
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Hoosiers with varied backgrounds and skills form a collective with two city farms, hoping to make a living and help the residents eat better.

13 Things You’ll Need for the Farmers Market Season

Farm Management
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Considering how you'll display and sell products and then gathering everything together will provide a lasting head start when the farmers market opens.

Use Our Checklist to Start a Family Farm Safety Plan

Farm Management
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We took questions from a longer safety checklist the Canadian government developed for family farmers. It's a good starting point for your own assessment.

Why You Need a Level in Your Toolbox

Equipment
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A level is a pretty simple tool that has a large number of uses for farming projects. Here's why you should have a level in your toolbox.

Farm Planning, Part 2: How Can I Feed My Land?

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Mapping areas of different use as well as various flows on your land will help you coordinate needs and resources to create connections beneficial to all.

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