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Harvesting Angora Rabbit Fiber

Animals | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Find out how angora rabbits can provide an easy value-added product to your urban farm.

Summer’s Lease

Homesteading
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Summer's lease hath all too short a date. ~William Shakespeare

In the Line of Fungi Fire

Crops & Gardening
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Artillery fungus is causing a lot of problems for us this year. It's an organism that breaks down wood and is commonly found across the United States, including in landscape mulch.

Pesto Torte with Rhubarb Glaze

Urban Farming
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Photo by Judith Hausman Pesto torte is delicious with a rhubarb glaze. I was looking for a substantial yet portable appetizer for a party, and at the same time, my stash of last year’s pesto and jam needed addressing. Strawberry picking and the inevitable resultant jam is difficult to resist more than two years in […]

Dog Days of Demo

Homesteading
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After settling on a contractor, we moved ahead with the farmhouse’s demolition and repair of the substructure (aka, the floor and rim joists devoured by termites and powder post beetles). Our goals: cut costs and keep renovation in motion.

Father’s Day Inspiration: Choose the Kids

Homesteading
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When in doubt, choose the kids. ~Anna Quindlen

The Garden’s Planted—and Slugs Are Noshing

Crops & Gardening
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I am thrilled to pieces that the vegetable garden is fully planted! I've been chiseling away at it for the past several weeks, and yesterday I finally hammered in the last of the tomato stakes.

6 Ways to Diversify Your CSA Income

Farm Management
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Move beyond vegetable produce and supply your biggest farm supporters with other value-added goodies.

Rhubarb Kickback

Urban Farming
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Photo by Judith Hausman Drinks anyone? I’m not much of a cocktail drinker, but there are a few days each summer, a few of those 90-degree-plus days, such as the ones we are suddenly having in New York at the moment, where long, cool drinks in frosty glasses appeal to me. But how to drink […]

Creepy Houseguests

Homesteading
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As we began demolition on our new farmhouse, we interviewed contractors and requested quotes so that we would have someone to oversee the progress and keep it on track when we couldn’t be on site.

6 Soil Problems and Amendment Solutions

Crops & Gardening
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If you’re facing growing problems, the first place to turn is your soil. A number of soil problems can throw your garden off balance, but there’s no shortage of amendments to set things right.

Take Chances

Homesteading
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If you're never scared, embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take chances. ~Julia Soul

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