For Victoria C., the gift of an Easter chick created a love for keeping chickens, leading to a flock of more than 20 backyard birds!
A feathered brood named after Disney characters brings light and joy to Gregs Chicks, a Washington-based backyard hobby farm.
Bookmark this handy guide to common chicken illnesses for best-practice prevention measures and steps to take when poultry start to look unhealthy.
In this excerpt from "The Tiny But Mighty Farm," author Jill Ragan of Whispering Willow Farm shares the joy of starting plants from seed.
Pressure-treated lumber can leach metals into the soil. When building raised garden beds, use one of these five naturally rot-resistant woods instead.
This year, farm smarter not harder with these 125 tips put together by our contributors in celebration of Hobby Farms' 125th issue!
Farm tech is growing at the Consumer Electronic Show, and this year exhibitors demonstrated robot dogs, crop-scouting drones and a robot that picks a peck of peppers.
Certified Naturally Grown offers a grassroots option for responsible agricultural production and guidance, without the many hurdles of organic certification.
This recipe for candied citrus peels makes use of citrus season's abundance for simple-to-make, tasty treats that store readily for seasonal snacking.
Jenna Whelan from the five-acre Kentucky-based Rain Valley Farm tells us how her ducks like to play sneaky and hide their eggs.
A number of factors are creating scarcity in the large-animal veterinarian field, a real concern for agriculture. A few individuals and programs propose solutions.
Microgreens provide fresh nutrients no matter the season and are a popular income generator at market. We tried three kits—here are the results.
