As I prepare to dig a little deeper into life on the farm with my husband and daughter in 2018, my word of the year is "presence."
Raising chicks in the fall and winter gives your layers a leg up come springtime. Here are the basics of how best to do it.
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 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.
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.
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.
What you buy, where you buy it and when you use it can all contribute to a healthy-eating regimen.
New potatoes are basically any potatoes that have not been cured, and they have benefits regarding space, time and profitability.
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 are portable setups with equipment to process chickens for meat. The low-cost method lets farmers handle their own poultry harvests.
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?
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.
