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Book Review: “The Small-Scale Poultry Flock, Revised Edition”

Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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The revised edition of Harvey Ussery’s “The Small-Scale Poultry Flock” is an expanded guide to all-natural chicken-keeping for a variety of purposes.

Video: Save Seeds From Your Squash & Pumpkins

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming | Video |
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Save money and preserve adaptation by saving seeds from your squash and pumpkins this year with this simple, easy-to-follow video tutorial.

Explore The Healing Power Of Hemp

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Grow hemp—an old crop seeing new life these days—on your farm for hempseed, oil and CBD. Hemp can work wonders on the homestead!

Use These Herbs To Maintain Sheep Health

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Maintain health in your flock by providing herbs to sheep. Here, we look at a few plants commonly used to treat and prevent ailments in sheep.

At Sassy Bee Honey, Micro Apiaries Are A Passion Project

Animals | Beekeeping | Farm & Garden |
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Read about how beekeeper Stephanie Grant of Sassy Bee Honey in Wilmington, Delaware, puts hive mentality to work for hobby-business success.

Beyond Poultry Keeping: Becoming An NPIP Tester

Animals | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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If you love chickens but can't commit to full-time education, consider becoming an NPIP tester to monitor disease spread among chicken flocks.

Book Review: “Wildcrafted Vinegars”

Farm & Garden | Food | Foraging | Recipes |
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Pascal Baudar’s “Wildcrafted Vinegars” is a comprehensive guide to making (and using) vinegars using both foraged and store-bought ingredients.

Tiny Time Savings Can Add Up Around The Farm

Equipment | Farm Management |
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Working efficiently saves time you can spend on other farm projects. Did you know saving 100 seconds per day gains you more than 10 hours per year?

Raise Sheep On Small Farms For Economical Meat

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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You can raise sheep as meat livestock on very small acreage for minimal investment—but you need to take a few steps to keep your costs in check.

Donkeys Make Great Small-Farm Livestock Guardians

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Donkeys are effective livestock guardian animals against predatory canines, though good training and certain considerations are important for keepers.

6 Fall Tasks To Ready Your Small Farm For Winter

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Homesteading | Permaculture |
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Fall is a lovely season on the farm, but it's also a time to get things ready in advance for winter. Here are six tasks to complete before cold sets in.

Recipe: Scrumptious Sweet & Spicy Blueberry Jam

Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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This simple blueberry jam recipe warms things up with red pepper flakes for a sweet and spicy topping that's great with crackers, toast or all by itself!

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