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Quick Craft: Button Boot Tray

Homesteading
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Keep your home clean by having your family drop their muddy and wet shoes off on this door-side tray.

Getting the Hang of It

Homesteading
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With insulation in place, it’s finally time to make our house feel more like a home—and I can’t think of any better way to do that (at least at this point in the project) than to hang some drywall!

Top 3 Things to Look for When Buying a Farm

Beginning Farmers
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Besides falling for the land itself, make sure your future farm has these three important pieces of farm infrastructure.

Pleasure is a Novelty

Homesteading
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Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. —Robert South

A Picture Tour of My Garden

Crops & Gardening
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With the adequate rainfall and mild temperatures we’ve experienced this summer, it has been a great year for the garden.

Purple Potatoes

Urban Farming
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Photo by Judith Hausman Try some purple potatoes to liven up a dinner. In my CSA share a few weeks ago, I received a precious cache of new potatoes, including some blue/purple-fleshed beauties. Unlike purple string beans or peas, these tasty spuds stay almost lavender through and through, even when cooked, so they are really […]

Mulching Advice

Urban Farming
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Mulch is a barrier method of weed control.

5 Carrot Cousins to Grow in Your Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Carrots, celery and parsnips—oh my! Not sure what members of the Apiaceae family to plant first? Try these heirlooms on for size.

What’s an Apiaceae Vegetable and How Do I Grow It?

Crops & Gardening
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You'll better recognize members of the Apiaceae family as carrots, celerty and carrots? Here's what you need to know to start growing them in your garden.

Avast! Insulation is Complete!

Homesteading
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Arrrggghhh! I’ve been waiting for a chance to use some pirate-ease on this blog. Because I can’t wait until Talk Like a Pirate Day, which only comes around once a year, I figured I’d jump at the chance now. I know, I know … you’re still scratching your head. Wait for it.

Why Keep Crop and Livestock Records?

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Working the land might be your main passion, but by keeping accurate records of your planting and husbandry activities, you can keep tabs on the farm and plan for the future.

Keep Farm Records for Tax Time

Beginning Farmers | Farm Management |
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Succeed and profit in your farm venture by keeping up with accurate and detailed financial records.

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