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Beginning Farmers Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading

5 Purposes For Dried Sunflowers In The Autumn Season

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In late summer and early autumn, sunflowers may lose their beauty, but the spent flowers still have plenty of uses. Here are 5 to consider.

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Farm & Garden Homesteading Projects

Painting Antiques & Vintage Farmhouse Furniture Pieces

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Change up your farmhouse aesthetic by painting older furniture pieces with a fresh coat of color. Here's how to freshen up furniture the right way.

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Equipment Farm & Garden Homesteading

Recycle & Reuse Scrap Metal Around The Farm Or Homestead

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Metal is never trash! In addition to selling scrap for a bit of trash, you can always find a use for discarded or found metal around the homestead.

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Animals Farm & Garden Homesteading Large Animals

Grass-Fed Cattle Are Just Plain Better For The Bottom Line

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Grass-finished? Grain-fed? Though there are a lot of confusing terms at play these days, but there's no denying the benefits of raising grass-fed cattle.

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Farm & Garden Foraging Homesteading

A Nutty Adventure: Enjoying A Mast Year For Acorns 

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It's a mast year for acorns, but why we don't eat these nuts? Zach Loeks set out on a longboard to find the sweetest oaks with hopes of planting more trees with better flavor.

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading News

Linda Vater Is The Queen Of Topiary

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

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Crops & Gardening Equipment Farm & Garden Homesteading

Charge Your Garden Tools With Solar Power

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Battery technology has come a long way in recent years, so now's a great time to cut costs and go even greener by solar charging your garden tools with solar power!

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading

Video: 2 Easy Ways To Propagate Hydrangeas In August

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Hydrangeas are in bloom right now, and if you would like more of these beautiful flowers you can propagate from your plants using the 2 techniques in this video.

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Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Food Homesteading Recipes

Recipe: Fresh & Simple Fermented Nectarine Salsa 

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This easy-to-make fermented nectarine salsa brings lively, fruity flavor to any get-together, dinner or snack time!

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Beginning Farmers Crops & Gardening Farm & Garden Homesteading

Start Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds

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Save seeds from these common garden vegetables to trim the budget, grow better plants and gain some interesting gift-giving options!

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