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How Well Will Your Farm Products Do At Market?

Farm Management
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Find out how well your farm-made pickles, breads or jams will sell in your community by studying a test market.

Getting My Garden Freak On

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Yes, I could plant the same ol’ boring crops every year, but why? There are varieties of all shapes, sizes and colors waiting to be explored.

New Podcast: The Urban Farmer

Urban Farming
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7 Surprising Edibles For The Rain Garden

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Manage your property’s storm-water runoff while also growing delicious fruits and vegetables by including these edibles in your rain garden.

4 Tips for Starting Your Farm Business From Black Mesa Ranch

Farm Management
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Setting up an off-grid ranch in the middle of the high desert is no easy task, but these Arizona farmers did it and share how you can jump-start your farm dream, too.

Control Lawn Grubs with Beneficial Nematodes

Crops & Gardening
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Is your lawn rolling back in a carpet-like fashion? Grubs could be to blame.

How to Safely Plant Foxglove

Crops & Gardening
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A toxic flower with a storied past, foxglove can become a welcomed addition to your farm, as long as you plant it with care.

4 Ways to Beat Mites Naturally

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Mites can make your chickens uncomfortable and ill, and they can even lead to death. Learn four ways to treat your birds with natural products.

Burning Question: Where Do You Draw the Line Between Sustainability and Profit?

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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In order to keep your farm afloat, sometimes its necessary to make sacrifices on your ideals.

Creamsicle Body Butter

Homesteading
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Baby your winter-worn skin with this citrus-fresh body butter made with natural ingredients.

5 Seed-Saving Crops to Plant With Kids

Homesteading
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Introduce seed saving to your children by starting with crops that will give you an easy seed harvest.

How to Build a Natural Bean Trellis

Crops & Gardening
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Give aggressive runner beans somewhere to grow by building a tepee-style trellis from things found around your farm.

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