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5 Ways To Keep Cool While Doing Farm Work

Beginning Farmers
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A little sweat never hurts—but there’s no need to suffer in summer’s sweltering heat.

4 Tips To Keep Your Family Healthy During Growing Season

Homesteading
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This time of year, the level of farm work is at it’s highest. With guidelines in place and priorities set, your family can thrive.

Tomatillos: The Other Salsa Ingredient

Crops & Gardening
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A cousin of the tomato, the tomatillo is a delicious nightshade that are great for salsas and are taking the country by storm.

5 Tips For Starting Peppers Off Right

Crops & Gardening | Video |
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Hot or sweet, bell or chili—it's time to get your peppers into the garden.

24 Disease-Resistant Crop Varieties & Strategies Improve Their Vigor

Crops & Gardening
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Tired of diseases creeping on your vegetables before you have a chance to harvest? These are some varieties you need to try.

5 Passive Irrigation Techniques That Make Watering Easier

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Watering can be a dreaded garden chore—but with these efficient irrigation techniques, it doesn’t have to be.

A Little Help Never Hurts

Beginning Farmers
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Reflecting on a life full of growing food, one gardener reflects on the sweet joys of having a little help getting the garden started.

How To Keep This Pest Away From Your Carrots

Crops & Gardening
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The larvae of carrot rust flies can leave your beautiful, long, orange (or purple) carrots looking like a mangled mess.

Farm Business: Freedom Run Farm

Farm Management
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Kentucky’s first Animal Welfare Approved farm is run by two women in the heart of the Bluegrass.

5.5 Garden Chores You Can Skip This Year!

Crops & Gardening
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OK, maybe “skip” isn’t the right word, but we can definitely help make those dreaded garden chores much easier.

Insect Hotels: The Perfect Overnight Stay For Beneficial Insects

Crops & Gardening
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The Marriott of the garden, an insect hotel allows you to play host to anything from bees and butterflies to ladybugs and spiders while they do some heavy lifting around your crops.

Spearmint For Tea & Balancing Hormones

Crops & Gardening
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Like all mints, spearmint will overtake your garden, but in its abundance is a multitude of health benefits that will last year-round.

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