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8 Easy Ways to Use Your Pear Harvest

Crops & Gardening
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A pear bumper harvest doesn’t have to be overwhelming. These simple preservation techniques will allow you to enjoy these fruits this season and throughout the year.

6 Ways to Safely Free-Range your Flock

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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I believe chickens deserve the freedom to satisfy as many of their natural behaviors as possible. We all take risks in life to enjoy our own human lives, so why should the chickens be any different? Free-ranging, at least part time, is the only way to allow chickens the freedom to enjoy their lives to […]

4 Must-See Washington Gardens

Crops & Gardening
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The U.S. Botanic Garden located at the National Mall features several themed gardens worth meandering when visiting the nation’s capital.

9 Items You Need to Start a Goat Dairy

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Large Animals |
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Scaling up your goat-dairy operation means needing to invest in the proper equipment. Use our guide to help get started.

Horseradish: The Fall Herb Every Family Needs

Crops & Gardening
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A potent aromatic that can release congestion in many systems of the body, horseradish is a must-have root for every family garden.

2 Recipes for Tomato Pie

Urban Farming
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There’s still time to cook with tomatoes while they’re at their best, and one of my favorite ways to fix them is in tomato pie. I make two different versions depending on my mood or the setting in which I’ll serve them: One is elegant and the other is rustic, but both are delicious. My […]

4 Compact Squash That Save Garden Space

Crops & Gardening
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Want to grow squash but fear the plants will take over your garden or yard? These compact varieties are for you.

9 Ways To Preserve Peppers For Winter

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Home gardeners and cooks from across the country share their tips for putting up the pepper harvest use in meals year-round.

Can You Spot the Tortoise Beetle?

Urban Farming
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If you find small, oblong holes on your sweet-potato plants, the elusive tortoise beetle may be to blame.

How to Rehab Your Soil After a Flood

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Clean up your land and get growing again as soon as possible with these five tips for dealing with flood damage.

5 Books For Finding Your Next Fall Craft

Homesteading
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If you’re looking for cooler-weather craft projects, there’s something for everyone in these five books. Get sewing!

3 Native Shrubs Anyone Can Grow

Crops & Gardening
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These berry-filled shrubs will be the highlight of your garden in fall and winter and can provided needed food to the surrounding wildlife.

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