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Working the Woodlot

How much wood could a hobby farmer cut, if a hobby farmer could use the wood?

A Park for All

Brooklyn Bridge Park provides a natural respite for city folk and wildlife alike

Surviving Winter

Winter is often a real nail-biter for beekeepers. We may think our honeybees have plenty of stores to get through the cold winter months, but then we sustain colony losses anyway. Fortunately, from sugar syrup and fondant to candy boards and beyond, you can offer some important extras to help your most vulnerable colonies make it through.

breeds you need

Hundreds of varieties of livestock are suitable to raise on a hobby farm! Here are a few more.

Meet Felicia

Did you know that you could get free technical assistance for your small farm from the National Center for Appropriate Technology (www.ncat.org)?

ATV/UTV Enhancements

ATVs and UTVs are highly capable machines, especially when enhanced with attachments and implements.

Setting a STANDARD

Certified Naturally Grown offers a grassroots option for responsible agricultural production and guidance.

Prepping for COLD WEATHER

It doesn't matter if the almanac says it'll be frosty, snowing, warmer than average or downright frozen, winter is coming and you and your farm need to be ready.

Farm Wells

While no longer plentiful, family farms dating back multiple generations still populate the scenic valley that I call home. From my farm, it's easy to think of a member of our farming community whose unique expertise lends itself well to the column topics I seek to cover. In each issue, I'll spotlight farming operations whose practices aren't only applicable across the country but that you can take and make use of for your own farm. - Hope Ellis-Ashburn

Sweet Scene

Will Wanish, an 18-year-old recent high-school graduate, knows W exactly what he wants to do for his future: manage his own business and build his passion for maple syrup. While some 2022 graduates are planning for college or working for someone else, Will is an entrepreneur at-heart and has been shaping his future for at least five years-driven and dedicated to securing "liquid gold" from maple trees.

LEARNING FROM THE PAST

In this time of supply-chain and climate worries, we can find solutions - and solace - in ancient knowledge

DON'T LEAVE THE LIGHT ON

A recent study found that nighttime artificial light may interfere with fall monarch migration

STRONG TO THE FINISH

Five favorite spinaches to plant for fall and winter harvest, plus more tips and tasks for autumn

COPING with CLIMATE CHANGE

HOW IT AFFECTS GARDENS, AND HOW WE CAN RESPOND

KEYED IN

SPACE- AND CLIMATE-CHALLENGED GARDENERS FIND A KEYHOLE GARDEN UNLOCKS NEW POSSIBILITIES FOR GROWING FOOD

THIS AND THAT

Greg Coppa shares another batch of homegrown tips

PERFECT IMPERFECTION

We strive for a certain aesthetic, but in nature’s view weeds and insect damage are part and parcel of beauty

PANAYOTI KELAIDIS

Rocking on!

Rosie Cuts the Lawn

ONE COUPLE'S ADVENTURES IN ROBOTIC MOWING

OUR WEEDY SECRET

PLANT, OR A WEED? Weed, or a plant? The crown jewel of all things that confound gardeners. Winter is just long enough that many of us forget about half of what we're growing. Along comes spring and a million plants rear their little heads from underground. We're suddenly tasked with trying to sort friend from foe.

PLANTS WE LOVE

Fall's gold

FALL IN! - HORTICULTURE'S GUIDE TO FALL GARDEN TASKS

When summer's heat begins to recede, it's time to take up our tools and make the best of the rest of the gardening year. Tackle those tasks with this review of frequent questions and favorite advice pertaining to autumn.

COAST -to- COAST FLIGHT

TAKE A TOUR OF CIVIC PROGRAMS PROMOTING AND PROTECTING POLLINATORS FROM SEATTLE TO NEW YORK

Bonsai between Cars

The European bonsai community meets in Augsburg, Germany

No turning back

David Quintana works on a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)

BONSAI FROM FRUIT

Propagate by sowing seeds, or taking cuttings to create new bonsai

The Azuma pines

Daiki, the third-generation Abe, works on seed-grown pines

Little, but wild

Bringing out the best from material with many faults

THE SURVIVOR

Harry Harrington rapidly develops a field elm into a bonsai

Kid's play or pot?

A (very) young artist creates unconventional pots that are seriously cool