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5 Ways to Enjoy the Farm Before Dark

Beginning Farmers
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The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark. —John Muir

Amaryllis: A Gift that Keeps Giving

Crops & Gardening
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I've discovered that getting an amaryllis to bloom year after year is part art and part science, but it's a plant gift that can continue to bring joy to its recipient for years to come.

Hawthorn Berries: The Last Fruits of the Season

Crops & Gardening
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One of the last things we harvested on our farm each year is the hawthorn berry. It’s finally time to get our share before the birds take theirs.

Pear-Gorgonzola Pizza

Urban Farming
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Photo by Judith Hausman Pears and pizza are a perfect pair.   Fruit and cheese: It’s an iconic picnic pairing that deserved the pizza stone this fall, and it couldn’t have come together any more easily. On a weekend, you can mix up your signature pizza dough recipe, but on a Monday night, I used […]

Cleanup on Aisle Farm

Homesteading
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If there is one thing you can count on as a constant during renovation (and even new builds), it’s cleaning.

No Body Can Be Prevented from Farming

Homesteading
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The National AgrAbility Project offers assistive technologies to help farmers with disabilities continue their agricultural work.

The Tradition of Eating Pumpkins

Homesteading
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Pumpkins aren't just for housing wives and carving jack-o’-lanterns. They taste good, too!

Get into the Permaculture Zone

Farm Management
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Start thinking of your farm as a set of concentric circles, all with their own purpose and function, and you’re on your way to success in permaculture design.

Sharing for Tomorrow

Homesteading
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Whatever we possess becomes of double value when we have the opportunity of sharing it with others. —Jean-Nicolas Bouilly

6 Winter Ground Covers You Never Thought to Grow

Crops & Gardening
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While evergreens of all sorts add texture and color to the winter garden, I also think that a winter garden is incomplete without a quilt-like swathe of evergreen groundcovers.

6 Things Not to Do While Pressure Canning

Homesteading
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Ensure the safety of your pressure-canned food by paying close attention to these often over-looked steps.

Do You Need a Commercial Kitchen?

Farm Management
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Before you launch your food business, give some careful thought to the kitchen facility you need to make it happen.

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