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4 Ways to Connect with Neighbors During the Harvest

Crops & Gardening
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Don't let your social life fall by the wayside during growing season. Use these ideas for including friends and family in harvest actvities.

Harvest and Use Your Lemon Balm

Crops & Gardening
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Bright and cheery lemon balm grows vigorously in the garden, so use it this season in these home and medicinal preparations.

Walnut Red Pepper Spread

Recipes | Urban Farming |
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Use those shiny peppers from your CSA or farmers' market to make this tasty dip.

4 Mom-isms for Summer Farm Safety

Homesteading
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After a summer filled with a number of farm accidents, it's time I started taking the safety advice I give my kids.

Sew Napkins with a Mitred Edge

Homesteading
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Ditch the paper napkins! Make them from the cloth of your choice for a pretty, sustainable alternative.

The Beginning Farmer’s Guide to Preparing for Drought

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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These five steps will help you store and conserve water so your farm will continue producing during times of drought.

Have Courage to Be the Real You

Homesteading
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It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. —E.E. Cummings

7 Things You Didn’t Know About Keeping City Chickens

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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  I’d spent close to two years researching chickens before ordering my first chicks in 2010. At that time, shortening the distance food traveled to my kitchen was a personal mission. With chickens, I could reduce the distance eggs travel to just 30 feet! My chicken obsession started that honestly, but ultimately, it was just […]

The Book For Making a Delicious Meal with Your Heirloom Garden

Beginning Farmers
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We chat with the Beekman Boys about gardening, goats and their new heirloom-vegetable cookbook.

10 Snapshots from Lake Lure’s Flowering Bridge

Crops & Gardening
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A historical bridge in the mountains of North Carolina has been transformed into a breathtaking garden getaway.

Share Your Favorite Old-Time Farm Wisdom

Crops & Gardening
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Preserve ancient farming traditions by passing along and putting to use these old-time farm sayings.

3 Ways to Swap Garden Extras

Homesteading
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Don't let your harvest to-do list stress you out! Instead, share your garden wealth with friends.

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