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4 Components to Design a Successful CSA

Farm Management
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If you aim to open a CSA this year, consider these areas so your community supported agriculture operation brings in what you need.

Starting New Shrubs From Cuttings: A Step-by-Step Guide

Crops & Gardening
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Starting new shrubs from cuttings is a great fall or winter project that's easy to do, inexpensive and fun. It's great for flowering as well as evergreen shrubs.

Poultry Profile: Get to Know the Lamona

Animals | Breeds | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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The Lamona, created in the early 20th century, is a high-quality, dual-purpose chicken breed. Lamona hens typically lay more than 200 eggs a year.

Here Are My Farming New Year’s Resolutions for 2018

Equipment
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Now that 2018 is officially under way, I'm ready to share my list of farming-related new year's resolutions, which might help you come up with some too.

5 Healthy Food Resolutions for the New Year

Homesteading
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What you buy, where you buy it and when you use it can all contribute to a healthy-eating regimen.

Why Market Farmers Should Grow New Potatoes

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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New potatoes are basically any potatoes that have not been cured, and they have benefits regarding space, time and profitability.

Leaf-Footed Bugs and How to Manage Them

Crops & Gardening
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Leaf-footed bugs are a southern pest that might be marching northward. Learn how to identify and manage this pest in vegetable gardens and flower beds.

Mobile Processing Units Help Small Farmers Find Profit in Poultry

Animals | Farm Management | Poultry |
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Mobile processing units are portable setups with equipment to process chickens for meat. The low-cost method lets farmers handle their own poultry harvests.

Snow Blower, Snow Plow or Both: Which Do You Need?

Equipment
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Expecting a lot of snowfall this winter? A snow blower, a snow plow (or both) can help keep your farm operational during snow season. But which do you need?

Make a Quick & Easy DIY Holiday Centerpiece Using a Wreath

Homesteading
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During the busy holiday season it's tough to find the time to be creative, but this easy DIY holiday centerpiece takes just a few minutes to make.

5 Ways Farmers Can Troubleshoot a CSA

Farm Management
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If you're not attracting and retaining the customers your CSA needs, look at these specific areas when you troubleshoot your business.

Geranium Budworms: A Troublesome Pest on the March

Crops & Gardening
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Missing flower buds could be a sign of geranium budworms on geraniums, petunias, zinnias, marigolds and other plants. Learn how to ID and manage this pest.

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