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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading

5 Apple Varieties With Perfect Flavor For Fresh Eating

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I would be happy to snack on the following five apple varieties every day for as long as they’re in season, which I hope speaks to the excellent flavor of each.

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Animals Farm & Garden Homesteading Large Animals

Cattle Feeding Basics: Vitamins & Minerals

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Cattle need a range of vitamins and minerals, depending on herd-specific factors. Here are some tips for determining your animals' nutritional needs.

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading Permaculture

Grow A Homestead Food Forest On Just 3 Acres

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How should you prepare land for a food forest when you have 3 acres or more? Follow these steps to ready your land for Permaculture food production.

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Animals Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading Permaculture Poultry

Compost Chicken Manure Right For Valuable Nutrients

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You can apply chicken manure to add valuable nutrients to the garden, but it's critical to properly compost it first to keep dangerous bacteria off your produce.

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Crops & Gardening Equipment Farm & Garden Homesteading

Season Extension Keeps Your Garden Growing Into Fall

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Extend your growing season and get sweeter veggies by planting some cold-weather crops that actually improve with a touch of frost.

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading

Cucumbers: “Garden To Facial” Cucumber Cubes 

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Is your garden producing more cucumbers than you can use? Make these easy cucumber ice cubes for a simply refreshing skin and face product.

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Animals Farm & Garden Homesteading Large Animals Video

Video: Basic Fall Flock Maintenance For Your Sheep

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Fall is a welcome break from summer's stressful conditions, so seize this opportunity to do some basic flock maintenance on your sheep to get them ready for breeding.

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Farm & Garden Foraging Homesteading

Pick Plantain To Help Maintain Your Health & Comfort

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You'll find plantain in broad- and narrowleaf varieties, both of which can be harvested and prepared to aid with digestion, skin issues and more.

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Animals Chickens 101 Farm & Garden Homesteading Poultry

The Honest Truth About Marans, 3 More Chicken Breeds (Pt. 3) 

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Looking at four more popular chicken breeds, we discuss real-life experiences keeping Dutch Booted Bantams, Japanese Bantams, Polish and Marans.

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Animals Farm & Garden Homesteading Large Animals

Cattle Feeding Basics: Evaluate Your Energy

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In this ongoing look at the basics of feeding cattle, we turn our attention to energy: what it means, what delivers this component and providing it to your herd.

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