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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.

The Parsley Worm: A Love-Hate Relationship

Crops & Gardening
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You may be conflicted about finding this caterpillar in your garden—whatever you do, handle the situation with care.

How To Manage An Empty Market Table

Farm Management
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As your produce sells at market, have a strategy in place to keep up the curb appeal of your booth.

Oca: A New Tuber To Try This Year

Crops & Gardening
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Potatoes aren’t the only tubers fit for you dinner plate—try oca, found in array of colors.

5 Plants In Your Fall Garden To Keep You Healthy This Winter

Crops & Gardening
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With cool weather on the horizon, your immune system is at risk. Fortunately, there are a few things in your garden that can help.

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