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4 Tools You Need For Transplanting Trees

Equipment
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Planning to transplant a few trees? Make sure you have the right tools on hand for this enjoyable and productive project.

Use Pea Inoculants To Grow A Healthier Crop

Crops & Gardening
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They may be invisible to the gardener's eye, but the beneficial bacteria introduced when using pea inoculants majorly impact plant health and production.

Spade Vs. Shovel: What’s The Difference?

Equipment
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Spades and shovels are very similar tools, but although their names are often used interchangeably, they aren't exactly the same.

4 Ways To Survive Farming In Public

Beginning Farmers
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What would be the worst thing a visitor to your farm could witness? Make sure you're ready to open your farm up to the public.

When All Else Fails, Try Spring Cleaning

Beginning Farmers
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Until gardening conditions work in our favor, spring cleaning is the name of the game.

An Easy Hack To Improve Your Seed-Starting Success

Crops & Gardening
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This handy method of sowing small seeds takes just a few minutes of your time and saves you from having to thin seedlings later in the season.

The Book For Making A Living On Less Land

Beginning Farmers
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In farmer Josh Volk's new book, we see just how big a small farm can be.

It Takes A Virtual Village To Save A Bus Stop Rooster

Animals | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Roosters are contraband within Portland city limits, but that didn't stop residents from swooping in and saving one in the midst of Oregon's coldest winter in years.

4 Common Landscaping Shrubs That Are Medicinal

Crops & Gardening
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Common shrubs used in the landscape can provide food and medicine along with beauty.

4 Signs Your Hand Saw Needs Replacing

Equipment
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No tool lasts forever, but fortunately, your hand saw is pretty easy to replace.

What To Do With A Fallen Nest

Farm Management
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If you find a fallen nest, use this opportunity to get to know your feathered friends a little better.

Spring Means Farm Babies—And Multiple Births

Animals | Farm Management |
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One little piggy, two little piggies ... 12 little piggies? Count all the ways our livestock keep us busy in the spring.

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