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Grow These 10 Specialty Crops To Turn A Tidy Profit

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Ready to turn your horticultural hobby into a business venture? These 10 specialty crops combine the joy of growing with income earning potential.

Grow These Perennial Herbs For Tasty Medicinal Tea

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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You can grow perennial herbs to make refreshing medicinal tea to enjoy and cultivate wellness. Here are some herbs to consider as you establish a garden.

Celebrate Johnny Appleseed Day By Planting Apple Trees

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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If you want to plant apple trees in celebration of Johnny Appleseed Day, we’ve got you covered with a roundup of informative articles on the topic.

Livestock Love: Our Picks For Hobby Farms Breeds

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Considering raising animals but unsure where to start? We rounded up some of our favorite livestock breeds for you to consider!

Lessons Learned From Bottle-Feeding A Lamb

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Large Animals |
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Bottle-feeding a lamb should never be your first option, but it's important to know how to feed a rejected or orphaned lamb in case it becomes necessary.

Make Compost Tea For Your Garden Soil (Excerpt)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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Give your soil a boost with some homemade compost tea. In this book excerpt, author Chris McLaughlin tells you how to "brew" your own.

Join A Farming Organization To Grow Your Experience & Influence

Farm & Garden | News |
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There are numerous ways to connect with others, share your experience and influence farming in your area through involvement in agricultural organizations.

The Curious, Comical & Mischievous Goats Of Udder Chaos

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Bria Stambaugh from Udder Chaos, a North Carolina-based hobby farm, tells us about the joys of surrounding yourself with goats.

What To Do When A New Chick Dies

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Not all Chick Days purchases have happy endings. Here’s why a new chick might fall ill and what you should do if your baby peep dies.

Compost Like A Pro With This Simple Technique

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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You don't need an advanced-science degree or superhuman strength to compost effectively. These tips will get you composting in no time.

No Power? No Problem With Power Outage Preparedness

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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A rural power outage can take a while to fix, so get (and stay) ready for electricity failure down the line with these tips for staying comfy when the farm goes dark.

4 Attachments & Accessories Your Riding Mower Needs

Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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A riding lawn mower is theoretically complete even without accessories, but attachments can do much to expand a machine's capabilities.

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