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How To Start A Garden From Scratch

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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If an unused piece of land on your property shows growing potential, use these tips to prepare a garden bed that’s ready for planting.

Your Chicken Feeding Guide

Animals | Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Ensure your flock is eating the right diet—their breed or age—with these guidelines.

Grow An Endless Supply Of Rhubarb

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Through divisions, you can quickly grow a pretty rhubarb groundcover that will keep you in pie-mode all summer long.

10 Native Pollinator Plants For Containers

Urban Farming
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Even in a patio or balcony garden, you can tuck in flowers that bees and butterflies love as companions for your edibles.

Tap Black Walnut Trees For Sap

Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Maple trees aren’t the only sugar bushes that can be tapped for sap—here’s how you can make your own walnut syrup.

4 Ways To Battle Chicken Poop And Reclaim Your Yard

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Spring chicken-manure cleanup is a stinky job, but here’s how to get it done quickly and efficiently.

How To Garden In Acidic Soil

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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If your garden soil has low pH, use this chance to grow some less common edible plants.

You Know You’re an Urban Farmer When…

Urban Farming
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Urban farmers are a breed all their own. If you feel like an outcast in your neighborhood—don’t worry, there’s someone else out there just like you.

Q&A With Fleet Farming

Farm Management | Urban Farming | Video |
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Orlando’s bike-powered urban farming community combines bicycles and teamwork to fuel new edible gardens around the city.

How To Spot Aphid Damage

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Damage from aphid feedings is not uniform and can cause a wide range of symptoms.

When Do You Harvest Ginger?

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Don’t think you have to live in a tropical location to grow this staple of Asian cuisine—with the right garden tools, you can harvest it anywhere.

Grow Your Own Tea Tree

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Treat skin irritations with fresh leaves from this windowsill-grown plant.

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