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Mulch Your Weeds and Grass the Right Way

Crops & Gardening
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Mulch is a highly effective member of your garden arsenal—but to defeat your garden adversaries, you must use it correctly.

The 8 Hottest Chicken Breeds For 2016

Animals | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Still choosing your chicken breeds for this year’s flock? These hens have reached peak stardom.

5 Mini Winter Squashes You Should Grow This Year

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Short on garden space? Replace your typical butternuts and acorn squash with these tiny varieties.

Build A Pond With Ducks—And Other Wildlife—In Mind

Farm Management
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Ducks Unlimited and other companies like it can help you turn soggy areas of your land into a pond that attracts wetland wildlife.

How To Increase Your Sales To Local Chefs

Farm Management
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By developing your farm’s relationship with local chefs, you can find a new markets for your products and up your farm’s sales.

Sew A Feed Bag Into A Durable DIY Grocery Bag

Homesteading
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This DIY grocery bag is one of the sturdiest you can find—and best of all, it reuses the bags your chicken feed comes in.

Mums Aren’t Just For Fall

Crops & Gardening
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The chrysanthemum used in Traditional Chinese Medicine may not be as showy as their counterparts seen in the fall, but they offer great healing to the body.

3 Ways To Bird-Proof Your Windows

Farm Management
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Protect the wild birds around your home with things that will prevent them from flying into your windows.

Protect Your Farm Fence From Livestock Damage

Equipment
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Don’t make upkeep of your fencing any more difficult than it has to be. With some common sense, you can keep your animals contained and your fence intact.

500+ New Orleans Residents Commit To Eating Local Food

News | Urban Farming |
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Urbanites are biking, walking and exploring The Big Easy this June for New Orleans’ sixth annual local food challenge.

4 Things That Will Happen If You Don’t Rotate Your Crops

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Do you think you really need to rotate your crops? Our answer is a big, fat “Yes!

Shrinking Waste Sizes—Food Waste, That Is

News | Urban Farming |
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Restaurants and grocery stores are getting serious about reducing their food waste footprint—and you can, too.

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