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What’s in Your Tractor Toolbox?

Equipment
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As you fire up the tractor for spring tasks, check the toolbox.

Dealing with Ducks

Homesteading
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You would think after keeping them on our farm for near twenty years, I’d have discovered a consistent, efficient, responsible way to deal with my Muscovy flock’s obsession with reproduction (I suspect they’re plotting to take over the farm, then the world).

Local Color

Crops & Gardening
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One of my favorite things about life in Italy is the different rhythm of my life here.

Onion Snow

Crops & Gardening
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Earlier this week we had our "onion snow.”

Easter Egg Experiments

Homesteading
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With our teenage daughter speeding toward high school graduation, I’ve found myself wishing on a near-daily basis that I could turn back the clock and make her my little girl again.

UTV Buyer’s Guide

Equipment | Video |
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Learn what you need to know before buying your first farm UTV.

Farmer Jefferson

Equipment
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I just returned from a trip to Washington, D.C. with a stop at Monticello, home to Thomas Jefferson.

Homemade Dressings

Homesteading
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Showcase the season’s homegrown garden veggies with homemade salad dressings.

10 Native Plants to Market

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Finding a niche market for your native plants can be tricky. Use this guide to help get you started.

Building with Bottles

Crops & Gardening
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While I’m waiting for the soil to dry out so I can prepare the beds for spring planting, I spend time in the garden building a new terrace on the lower part of the cliff.

Compost Pile

Crops & Gardening
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My husband and I have wanted to build a better compost pile for a few years now.

Cherry Grafting

Crops & Gardening
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I was at my friend Richard’s house this week when his neighbor came over and grafted another one of Richard’s old cherry trees.

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