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Hog Back Rubs & Impulse Ducks At 30 Acres And A Goat

Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Rosa Vasquez from the Virginia-based venture talks about how perseverance can produce moments of inspiration on the farm.

Tree Bark, Rice Hulls & More—Exploring the Future of Soilless Growing Media

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Soilless growing mixes may be made with more regionally-sourced ingredients, new processing techniques over next few years.

These Chicken Breeds Thrive On The Homestead

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Poultry |
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Not all chicken breeds thrive on all homesteads, but this group of dual-purpose birds typically does very well in a small-farm situation.

Four Ways To Protect Your Chickens From Predators

Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Are poultry predators causing you problems? Here are four tried-and-true ways to protect your chickens against predatory animals.

Grow These Tasty Plants In Your Chicken Run

Animals | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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Your chicken run can provide plenty of nutritious plants for your flock, so check out these flavorful, shade-producing plants you can start growing today.

Avoid Giving These Toxic Foods To Your Chickens

Animals | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Poultry |
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It's fun to give chickens scraps and other treats, but watch out for these foods and other substances that are toxic to birds.

Don’t Let Heat Stress Out Your Livestock

Animals | Farm & Garden | Large Animals |
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Look out for these common signs of heat stress in livestock to help prevent serious health issues when the mercury rises this summer.

Growing Medicinal Herbs in Containers (Book Excerpt)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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In this excerpt from The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor, the author covers a handful of options for growing herbs in containers.

Recipe: Blueberry Infused Vodka (Or Other Alcohol)

Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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Add some fruity flavor to vodka (or other clear liquor) with this easy recipe for blueberry infused alcohol. It's as easy as it is delicious!

A Family Farming Legacy Continues At Spring Road Farms

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Spring Road Farms founder Britt tells us about the chicken-centric venture's plans to expand to a plot of markedly larger land.

The Urban Garden Authors Prove ‘Gardening Is Something Anyone Can Do’

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming |
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Whether you rent in the big city or live on a tiny lot in town, growing food and flowers is still within reach with guidance from The Urban Garden.

Solving Incubation Issues When Hatching Eggs

Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Poultry | Poultry Equipment |
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Hatching eggs seems straightforward, and it's a fairly simple project—so long as you follow a few simple rules to ensure success.

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