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Hand Trucks: Not Just For Appliances

Equipment
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I grew up certain that if my dad looked at a project and saw an easy way and a hard way, he would pick the hard one.

Pumpkins

Crops & Gardening
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This weekend I picked my first pumpkin.

5 Steps to Prepare Your Garden for Winter

Crops & Gardening
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The time of year has finally come to shut it all down. Follow this gardener’s advice for preparing your garden beds for their long winter nap.

Woodland Projects

Homesteading
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Make use of woodland property with these simple crafts using materials from your farm’s forest floor.

Farm-to-Forest Connections

Farm Management
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Explore how your woodland can be a beautiful and active part of your farm.

Poke Sallet

Crops & Gardening
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One of the most colorful plants in the garden these days is the big poke sallet weed growing near the central steps.

She … Is a He!

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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You might have read about our new chickens in a previous post.

Get Creative with Tufa

Equipment
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With winter coming on here in Minnesota, it’s time to empty out planters.

Italian Rice

Crops & Gardening
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I took the train to Milan last week, and was as usual impressed by the enormous agricultural activity in the Po river valley.

Farm Dogs on Holiday

Homesteading
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Have you given your farm dog (or dogs) some love recently?

Garden Pollinators

Crops & Gardening
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I was lucky enough to be invited to Rhode Island this summer to film a segment for the television show Cultivating Life.

Pumpkins and Zucchini

Crops & Gardening
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We’ve got one lovely pumpkin currently fattening up in the veggie patch.

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