Articles: Farming
Types of Tomatoes: Deciphering the Many Varieties
If you love tomatoes, you probably already know just how many varieties of these summertime staples there are. But do you know what makes each one unique?
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Embracing Sustainable Food Production: Integrating Trees and Crops
Adding the long game of trees to your system results in a deeper and more reliable, resilient and profound presence to your annual vegetable production.
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Silvopasture: What in the world is it?
Have you heard of silvopasture? This system of managing grazing animals is an ancient practice that integrates trees and pasture into a single system for raising livestock. These systems…
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Starting A Micro-Farm: Tips for Getting Smaller
Want to set up your own micro-farm? These tips will help you learn how to simplify your work, increase profitability, and shape your ideas so you can…
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The Endless Arugula Bed
The secret to the sweetest arugula ever? Overwinter your plants for a spring surprise: the sweetest, most flavorful arugula you’ve ever tasted!
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No-Till Arugula Start to Finish
Growing no-till arugula is a simple way to grow your own food. These greens can be used on pizzas, salads, and as a garnish on almost any dish.
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Vermicast Structures: Worm Real Estate
Farmers rely on earthworms to create vermicomposting systems to improve seed germination, enhanced seedling growth and increased plant productivity.
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The Art of Grazing: What Is “Good” Silvopasture Grazing?
If you’re not familiar with silvopasture, you should be. The integrated system offers both the promise of land regeneration and economic livelihood.
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A Cluckin’ Good Time: Why Chickens Rule the Roost
If you’ve ever wondered what your life is missing, the answer is probably chickens. These feathery friends can help fertilize your soil, mow your lawn, and even…
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The Case for Beef
The narrative on beef is constantly changing. From paleo to veganism, we are continually told conflicting information about the healthiness of beef and whether or not it…
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How Cattle Grazing Improves Soil Diversity: Saving Our Soil
In Our Wild Farming Life, Lynn Cassells and Sandra Baer recount their experiences as they create Lynbreck Croft—a regenerative Scottish farm rooted in local food and community. As…
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Un-Coop Your Poop: Everything You Need to Know About Chicken Tractors
If you keep your laying hens in a stationary coop, you’re missing out on their incredible soil building talents. Un-coop that chicken poop by putting your flock in…
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Farm the Woods: Grow Food and Medicinals in Forests
Contrary to popular belief, forestry and farming are NOT mutually exclusive. Growing food, medicinals, and other non-timber products like mushrooms and ginseng in the woods helps increase self-sufficiency and allows…
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Compost: Small Farm-Style
With the right strategies and practices, composting on a small farm is surprisingly easy and inexpensive. Just follow these steps for making compost, and your farm will…
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A Guide to Feeding Animals On Your Farm
One of the most essential parts of raising livestock is feeding your animals the right foods. Here are some tips for feeding animals on your farm!
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Garden Planning: The Most Promising Veggies
Getting ready to do some garden planning? Discover the most promising veggies to kickstart your harvest and get ready to grow a thriving garden!
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Maple Syrup 101: Spouts, Tapping, and Trees
Everything’s better with maple syrup. So what better way to solidify your love for all things maple than to learn how to make it yourself? If you…
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Starting & Growing A Flower Farm: What to Consider
Want to start a flower farm? Most of your decisions when starting and growing a farm are interdependent, so it can be hard to know where to…
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The Winter Harvest Project
Four-season farmer Eliot Coleman strikes again with inspiration for all you cold-loving farmers out there! A master of extending the growing season, Eliot explains his strategies for…
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Tips for Operating A Successful Farm
Want to run a successful farm, but don’t know where to begin? These tips from two organic farming pioneers will help you learn everything you need to get…
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October Garden Planning: 10 Tips for Success
Just because fall is here, that doesn’t mean gardening season is over! There’s still plenty of time to wrap up the season, prepare for next year, and…
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How to Harvest, Store, and Cure Squash
Squash newbies, this one’s for you! Learn how to harvest, cure, and store squash with these tried-and-true techniques from gardening expert Carol Deppe.
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5 Steps to Achieve A Lean Vegetable Farm
Looking to create a lean vegetable farm? The lean system, designed to cut out waste and increase profits, allows you to operate a successful and healthy farm…
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How to Cook the Perfect, Tender Grass-Fed Steak
Summertime is here, which means it’s officially grilling season! Whip up a delicious grass-fed steak at your next BBQ to support small-scale farmers, help protect the environment,…
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10 Types of Farm Waste: Making and Maintaining a Lean Farm
Just like homes, farms require some cleaning and waste removal every now and then. How do you decide what to get rid of and what to keep?When…
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