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Dusty’s New Dig

Homesteading
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Last week, something momentous happened. My husband and I actually completed a project we started: Building a new cage—more like a palace—for our house-rabbit, Dusty.

Becoming a Student of Permaculture

Equipment | Farm Management |
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If you want to go beyond books or if you learn best in a social setting, consider taking a permaculture workshop or even a certification course.

Picking Sprayer Pumps and Nozzle Tips

Equipment
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Use these tips to help you find pumps and nozzle tips for your small-farm sprayer.

Sprayer Selection

Equipment
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Choose from a host of equipment for your small-farm sprayer applications.

Bring Clover On Over

Crops & Gardening
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The right variety of clover can yield a long-term forage and nitrogen source for your small farm.

Italian Agriculture on TV

Crops & Gardening
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All these shows give a lot of publicity to the small farmers here, and the programs make a big deal out of promoting the values of all the niche products.

Cleaning Up Brownfields

Urban Farming
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Cleaning Up Brownfieldsbrownfield, city farmers, EPACity farmers can work with local governments and voluntary programs to clean up contamination in vacant lots for growing.City farmers can work with local governments and voluntary programs to clean up contamination in vacant lots for growing.City farmers can work with local governments and voluntary programs to clean up contamination […]

“I Need a Bigger Garden … “

Crops & Gardening
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I placed my seed order with Renee’s Garden this morning. (I must be a plant nerd because I’m totally thrilled!)

A Corky Craft

Homesteading
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Ask my husband, I’m a compulsive list-maker: Shopping lists, chore lists, packing lists, farm project lists…and the list goes on.

Home Schooling Permaculture

Equipment | Farm Management |
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It wasn’t until reading Gaia’s Garden, written by Toby Hemenway and published by Chelsea Green, that I began to understand permaculture and the science behind it.

Broccoli Weather

Crops & Gardening
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In Italy, these last days of January are called Giorni del Merlo, or the days of the robin, and are usually the coldest days of the year.

Bringing a Story to Life

Equipment
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For me, the best thing about being a writer is the opportunity to explore diverse subjects and to get to know people.

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