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How to Test Your Soil

Not pleased with what you pull from the ground? Your dirt may be to blame.... (more)

Shepherd Ogden
March 29, 2016
Cropped: How to Grow Lovage

Low-maintenance and loaded with flavor, this little-known perennial herb is poised to become the next... (more)

Alexandra Zissu
March 28, 2016
Fowl Play: How to Engage Chickens When They Have to be Cooped...

Keeping chickens engaged helps avoid naughty behavior.

Flannery Pearson-Clarke
March 18, 2016
The Modern Farmer Guide to Grocery Store Eggs

Not sure which eggs to buy? Here's our guide on what's baloney and what's legit.

Gabrielle Saulsbery
March 18, 2016
How to Raise Chickens for Farm-Fresh Eggs

From choosing breeds and caring for chicks to tricking out a coop - here's what... (more)

Lucie B. Amundsen
March 15, 2016
Double Digging: How to Build a Better Veggie Bed

Getting ready to prep your beds for spring planting? Try this soil-friendly alternative to tilling.

Brian Barth
March 7, 2016
How to Trellis Tomatoes Fast with a Florida Weave

Convert the time saved using this techniques into cocktail hours and hammock time.

Frank Hyman
March 3, 2016
How to Build a Better Beehive

Take advantage of winter downtime and start your beekeeping venture now, before the pollinators become... (more)

Cam Pauli
January 14, 2016
How to Teach Your Cows a New Trick: Weeding

Turns out, you can condition helping grazing behavior into your herd.

Kristin Ohlson
January 11, 2016