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Meat Goats Are Great For Small Farms!

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Sure, goats are great for milk and fiber, but many breeds can be raised on small and compact farms to provide healthy, delicious meat for the freezer.

Video: Feed Your Ruminants Right In Fall & Winter

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Breeding season is in full swing, and your pastures are likely full of dead grass, too, so here's how to feed your ruminants in fall and winter.

Get To Know Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good (Our Podcast!)

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Dig into some of our favorite episodes of the Hobby Farms Presents: Growing Good podcast for frank conversations about food justice, farming and more!

Beat The Snow With This Farm Winter Checklist

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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As temps turn chilly, it's time to get the farm ready for winter. This farm-chore checklist will get things winter-ready before snow covers the fields.

Growing For Academic Achievement At Urban Roots Teaching Farm

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Jenny Angius from the Reno-based nonprofit organization Urban Roots Teaching Farm tells us about learning lessons through gardening.

Recipe: A Festive & Flavorful Cranberry Shrub

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This recipe for cranberry shrub makes a sweet and sumptuous syrup, a great flavor additive or beverage base that also makes tasty, festive cocktails!

These Garden Veggies Are Root Cellar Rock Stars

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The root cellar is an ancient and effective method for storing garden produce, so stick these commonly grown vegetables in the root cellar to enjoy after harvest.

Build A Winter Greenhouse For Year-Round Growing

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This winter greenhouse design is part walipini and part traditional greenhouse—and includes a convertible top so you can grow through all the seasons.

5 Heavy Items You Can Move With A Stone Boat

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A stone boat is the "world's simplest wagon"—a basic wooden sled designed to move heavy things. From logs to machines to (yes) stones, here are a few things I've moved.

Bottle Jaw In Sheep: What Does it Mean? 

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A sheep's swollen jaw can mean barber pole worm infection, or the cause could be something else. Here are some possibilities, as well as what you can do.

Video: How To Plant New Trees In The Fall

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Fall is the perfect time to plant trees, and the process is pretty simple. In this video we provide a few pointers for putting new trees into the ground.

Freeze Your Extra Garden Kale To Enjoy Later

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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Preserve tenacious garden kale in the freezer for winter enjoyment using this easy technique. Just blanch and freeze for longterm storage!

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