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LIMBER TIMBER
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LIMBER TIMBER

You won't have to lumber over that brush pile with these tips.

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8 mins  |
September - October 2023
STORAGE Guide
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STORAGE Guide

Store these fruits and vegetables well past fall into late winter; then your early spring garden can take over.

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7 mins  |
September - October 2023
STORING YOUR Harvest
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STORING YOUR Harvest

Root cellaring can extend your harvest and provide a rainbow of fresh colors and flavors to your kitchen throughout the winter.

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10+ mins  |
September - October 2023
MEANT ΤΟ FERMENT
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MEANT ΤΟ FERMENT

This guide will have you perfectly fermenting every time.

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7 mins  |
September - October 2023
Chicken HARVEST
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Chicken HARVEST

Process your own birds with this helpful guide.

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8 mins  |
September - October 2023
PROJECT FARM
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PROJECT FARM

Build a lean-to greenhouse onto an existing structure to add to your growing space.

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6 mins  |
September - October 2023
Big-Picture Pest Management
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Big-Picture Pest Management

Insecticides have historically been among the first tools we’ve reached for to save crops from insect damage, but integrated pest management experts stress that these should be considered only as a last line of defense. Fortunately, now more effective ways exist to wrangle insect pests and minimize the damage they can do.

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6 mins  |
September - October 2023
Processing a Slaughter Hog
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Processing a Slaughter Hog

Butchering hogs can be a family event that teaches essential skills while also making the process less stressful for the animal.

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7 mins  |
September - October 2023
Free Feed
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Free Feed

Pumpkins are safe for livestock and are readily consumed. Here are some ways to turn leftover pumpkins into a nutritious feedstuff on your farm.

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2 mins  |
September - October 2023
LAMBS, AMERICAN STYLE
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LAMBS, AMERICAN STYLE

The Katahdin is a native sheep breed that requires only little maintenance and is easy to care for.

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7 mins  |
July-August 2023
Is Metal Ever Trash?
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Is Metal Ever Trash?

Our neighbor told my wife and me how she stopped her fourth-grader as she was pulling a bottle cap out of their kitchen trash can, saying, “Honey, put that back.

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6 mins  |
July-August 2023
When it RAINS...
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When it RAINS...

Today's weather can be bust or boom, and bioswales and rain gardens help control the overflow during boom times.

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5 mins  |
July-August 2023
The Queen of Topiary
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The Queen of Topiary

Linda Vater talks us through the transition from self-taught hobby gardening to becoming a national gardening guru.

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7 mins  |
July-August 2023
GOAT HOOF TRIM
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GOAT HOOF TRIM

Sooner or later, you'll need to trim your goats' hooves.

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5 mins  |
July-August 2023
A Perfect PORKER
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A Perfect PORKER

The woolly, low-maintenance Mangalitsa pig provides succulent meat for a small farm.

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10 mins  |
July-August 2023
THE GREAT CATTLE DEBATE
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THE GREAT CATTLE DEBATE

Grain-fed versus grass-fed - is one better than the other?

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7 mins  |
July-August 2023
Charge Tools with Solar
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Charge Tools with Solar

Ongoing improvements to batteries O have helped increasing numbers of gardeners to cut the cord- and the need for gasoline - for their string trimmers, edgers, lawn mowers and other gadgets.

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6 mins  |
July-August 2023
Equipment Fires
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Equipment Fires

About three years ago, the day before the predicted first frost of the season, Bledsoe County farmer and retired agriculture teacher Bobby Loyd was baling late-fall hay with plans to wrap it for silage.

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8 mins  |
July-August 2023
Homegrown Fungi
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Homegrown Fungi

Tony Shields has been fascinated with mushrooms for as long as he can remember

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1 min  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
Zero-Turn Mowers
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Zero-Turn Mowers

If you're coming from lawn and garden tractors, you might not immediately recognize a zero-turn mower as a member of the mowing family

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1 min  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
Insectary Strips
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Insectary Strips

In addition to offering food sources to honeybees and native pollinators, insectary strips can provide your homestead with noninsect-derived benefits

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2 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
Beyond Firewood
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Beyond Firewood

I knew the silver maple tree in my backyard was in pretty rotten shape, but hearing the decades-old tree fall was still a shock

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3 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
POWER YOUR SOIL WITH Probiotics
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POWER YOUR SOIL WITH Probiotics

HEALTHIER SOIL MAKES FOR HEALTHIER PLANTS AND PEOPLE

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7 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
Sheep & Goats
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Sheep & Goats

There are obvious benefits to raising sheep and goats. Meat is likely the first that comes to mind

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8 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
BEST BEEF & PERFECT PORK
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BEST BEEF & PERFECT PORK

THESE BREEDS THRIVE ON SMALL-SCALE HOBBY FARMS

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9 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
OPEN THE HATCH
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OPEN THE HATCH

PURCHASING YOUR SPRING CHICKS FROM A HATCHERY IS MORE THAN JUST CLICK AND WAIT

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7 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
Small Flock Poultry
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Small Flock Poultry

Predator Protection

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4 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
Grass-Fed Meat
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Grass-Fed Meat

The fastest way to increase the carbon content of a degraded soil is to establish a perennial grassland and graze it with ruminant animals in a proper manner

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3 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
Holey Cow!
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Holey Cow!

Bovines have an amazing ability to turn relatively undigestable grass, hay and other roughage into nutrients and energy

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2 mins  |
Best of Hobby Farms 2023
GOAT MILK Soap
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GOAT MILK Soap

This recipe for goat milk soap will leave your skin feeling soft and luxurious

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4 mins  |
Goats 101 - 2023