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Meet the Air Potato: A Perplexing Invasive with Powerful Therapeutic Potential

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Dioscorea bulbifera, the air potato, can grow as much as 8 inches in a day. It has been used in herbal remedies to treat dysentery, diarrhea, sores and tumors.

Chestnut, Ash, Hemlock: Can These Forest Icons Be Saved?

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You can help scientists studying the decimation of these trees by identifying ones that have withstood insects and diseases.

7 Safety Tips for a Controlled Burn

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Controlled burns can be useful, but even with training and tools, a burn can quickly become a runaway wildfire. Here are safety tips.

So You Want to Be a Beekeeper? 6 Winter Tips to Get Started

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If you've thought about keeping bees but haven't yet decided, winter is the ideal time to take the first steps. Here's what you should do first.

Wolf Teeth in Piglets: To Cut, or Not to Cut?

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Wolf teeth can harm other piglets as well as the sow, but it's not clear whether cutting them truly prevents this. Here's what we know.

Gimme Shelter: Tips For Properly Housing Your Chickens

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Keep your flock content, comfortable and secure at home with these housing suggestions that cover bedding, ventilation, cleaning and weatherproofing.

Use Old Bricks To Create A Border For A New Garden Bed

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There are many ways to mark the boundaries of a garden bed, but none with quite the personality of putting some old bricks to a new use.

5 Ways That Farmers Can Better Market Kale

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Display methods, growing tactics and value-added products all factor into selling kale, a nutritious green that people love.

Growing Cardoons: A Big Vegetable With Even Bigger Flavor

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Cardoons are big, bold veggies with a soft, subtle flavor. But growing cardoons requires care and finesse. Learn the ins and outs of this special vegetable

What Historical Farm Relics Lurk In A Pile Of Rocks?

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A large pile of rocks, disappearing into the ground under years of accumulated leaves and grass, offers an intriguing mystery about what else is "hiding."

Tips For Maintaining Healthy Roots In Fall Planting

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Fall is a good time for roots, but proper planting techniques, attention and care are needed to keep the complex underground network healthy and active.

With “Salt Fat Acid Heat,” Farmers Can Learn To Cook What They Grow

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Author Samin Nosrat and illustrator Wendy MacNaughton teach you how to employ four basic principles to prepare a great meal from basic ingredients.

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