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Using Travel Corridors on the Farm

Farm Management
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Learn how to employ travel corridors--a wildlife habitat--to help manage wildlife on your farm.

Livin’ La Vida Salsa

Beginning Farmers
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For the Salsa Sisters, it’s not the sky that’s the limit--they want to get onto Oprah! The McDowell sisters produce a line of salsas and jellies that quickly gained popularity across Kentucky and beyond.

Keep Your Garden Protected

Crops & Gardening
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Protect your garden using planting strategies, fences and even owls--help keep deer and other critters away.

My Farm Truck

Crops & Gardening
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I don’t really have a farm, just an obsession with my Italian-style vegetable garden, and as much as I once loved my various cowboy trucks and cool sports cars, I don’t even own a car or truck anymore.

Bees and Colony Collapse: Join Effort to Conserve Pollinators

Crops & Gardening | News |
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Bee good to pollinators! Leading researchers are searching for clues about a mysterious ailment killing honey bees and other scientists are saying it's time to protect native pollinators

Guidestone Farm Ventures

Farm Management
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At new location, Guidestone Farm in Colorado continues to lead by example teaching children and families, bringing fresh produce to the community and supporing sustainable agriculture.

Plan a Potluck: Simple, Social Fun on the Farm

Homesteading
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Here's how to plan a community get-together and share the fruits of your labors.

Thanksgiving Shortcuts and Other Holiday Tips

Animals | Homesteading |
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To help ease your holiday planning, read a few tips--some common sense--and a few uncommon ideas, too.

How Do I … Build Raised Beds

Crops & Gardening
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Growing in raised beds has many advantages: It can be easier on aging backs and knees, and the soil conditions inside a raised bed can easily be kept optimal.

Root Stimulants And Transplanting Tips

Crops & Gardening
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Learn more about the root stimulants that may help your trees and shrubs survive the transplanting process.

Building a Soil Sifter

Crops & Gardening
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This easy building project--a soil sifter--is a great way to build confidence using power tools.

Tools of the Trade: Choosing a Hay Baler

Equipment
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You can make your own hay the easy way -- with small hay balers!

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