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The Hands-Off Gardening Approach To Fall

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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This fall, give yourself permission to neglect your garden and let nature do all the work.

3 Halloween Traditions That Celebrate The Harvest

Homesteading
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Halloween isn’t all goblins and witches—it’s a time to have a little fun with the last harvest of the growing season.

5 Cover Crops Good For Your Health And The Soil

Crops & Gardening
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When you take care of your soil by planting a cover crop, don’t overlook the medicine hiding in these plants.

Turn A Piece Of Wood Into The World’s Simplest Wagon

Equipment
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You don’t need fancy equipment to lift heavy objects around the farm—a simple piece of wood will do.

Farm Business: Farm n’ Wild Wellspring

Farm Management
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As one farmer is learning, slow and steady is the key to growing good food and taking care of the land that provides it.

Bumblebees: America’s Pollinator Pros

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening |
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While honeybees grab media headlines, native bumblebees diligently do the pollination work their non-native cousins can’t.

The Rusty Patched Bumblebee May Soon Join the Endangered Species List

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening | News |
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If the proposal passes, it will be the first bee species to be considered endangered in the U.S.

Are You Charging Enough For Your CSA?

Farm Management
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In order for a CSA model to sustain your business and provide you a salary, you have to price it right.

Grow Your Own Sesame Seeds

Crops & Gardening
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Open sesame—you can harvest your own sesame seed crop right from your own garden.

Understand A Property’s Easements Before You Buy

Farm Management
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Formal or unwritten easements granting access to your property must be honored after you buy, so it’s good to understand them from the getgo.

Use Tree Prunings To Improve Your Soil

Crops & Gardening
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After you’ve pruned back your trees, use the wood scraps in your garden to add organic matter to the soil.

The Tools You Need For Trimming Trees

Equipment
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Before you head out to clean up your tree line, make sure you have all the gear you need.

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