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Bokashi Composting: The Quick, Compact Compost Solution

Crops & Gardening
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Supercharge your soil using all your food scraps—meat and dairy included!—with this cool composting technique.

Meet The Eastern Tent Caterpillar

Crops & Gardening
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Have you seen the webs of these pests tucked into the nooks of your favorite tree? Get them out of there fast!

A Peek At Maple Syrup Making From Vermont’s Sugarbush Farm

Farm Management
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A tradition of making some of Vermont’s best maple syrup has turned this working farm into a top travel destination of the Northeast.

Stop Compost Smell! 5 Reasons Your Compost Stinks

Crops & Gardening
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Composting is simple, but sometimes things get a little sour. Troubleshoot your pile and reduce compost smell with these tips.

7 Farm Tour Rules For Kids

Homesteading
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Open up your farm to children who are eager to learn more about what you do—but make sure they stay safe doing it.

About Livestock Farming

Animals | Farm Management |
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Could raising farm animals be in your future? Here’s what could be in store.

Could Mystery Slugs Be Decimating Your Garden?

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Slugs like to keep a low profile, but by paying attention to a few clues, you can get a slug problem under control.

Grow Better Backyard Sweet Corn This Year

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming | Video |
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Backyard sweet corn may not yield huge quantities but they'll be the most satisfying ears of corn you've ever bitten into.

Create A Custom Potting Soil Mix

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Get your plants off to the best start possible with a potting soil tailored specifically to your farm.

8 Ways To Start Sustainably Farming Your Forest Today

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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You don’t need to clear out forestland to have a productive farm. These crops actually prefer the forest shade.

Plant Obesity: How Our Food Is Getting Bigger And Less Healthy

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Cheap fertilizers and a focus on high yields mean our food crops aren’t nourishing us like they used to.

Making Our Food More Nutritious, One Small Farm At A Time

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Changing agricultural practices have changed the healthiness of our fruits and vegetables—but all’s not lost thanks to small-scale farmers.

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