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10 Ways to Connect to Something Greater

Homesteading
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Connect to something greater than yourself. —Unknown

Circle of Life: It’s Smaller with an Urban Flock

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Photo by Rachel Hurd Anger A chicken’s journey around the circle of life can be a short one on any farm, whether rural or urban. Flock members can fall victim to acute illness, unexplained sudden death, human negligence and predators. These devastations can happen before a chicken reaches a ripe old age, despite the fact […]

5 Ways to Keep Cabbage Loopers Out of Your Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Brassicas, beware—this green worm can cause destruction to your cole crops, but not if you take these preventative measures.

7 Self-Sowing Annuals I Love

Crops & Gardening
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Lighten your garden workload by planting self-seeding flowers that come back year after year without coaxing.

Fresh Berry Pie

Urban Farming
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Courtesy Tracy Benjamin This morning, at the end of my work on community-supported agriculture farm, I picked a precious half-pint of raspberries. It took not only a little searching, but also avoiding the bees, which love the fragile, sweet berries nearly as much as I do. Over the weekend, I’ll gather some wild briar berries, […]

12 Organic Ways to Control Harlequin Bugs

Crops & Gardening
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Keep these brightly colored cousins of the stink bug away from your prized kale and broccoli with these easy-to-implement garden tips.

16 Funny Things Only My Kids Would Say

Homesteading
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When you live in a farmhouse of boys, life’s never short on OMG moments.

Love: The Ultimate Outlaw

Homesteading
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Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won't adhere to any rules. —Tom Robbins

5 Orchard Enemies and How to Control Them Naturally [VIDEO]

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Video |
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Protect your fruit trees and ensure an abundant fruit or nut harvest by keeping these orchard pests out!

3 Ways To Help Chickens Beat The Heat

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Summer is rough on your chickens. Do your part to help them keep cool.

We Visit Asheville’s Sunny Point Café and Garden

Crops & Gardening
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At Sunny Point Café in Ashville, N.C., get a garden lesson with your morning omelet.

7 All-Natural Solutions to Common Greenhouse Problems

Crops & Gardening
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Prevent insect pests and fungal diseases from ruining your greenhouse plants with these natural, DIY solutions.

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