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So Shady: 10 Crops That Can Be Grown Without a Lot of Sun
10 edibles for the shady garden.
Farm Confessional: I Hope My Family’s Farm Doesn’t Become a Golf Course
“We’re getting squeezed out,” my mother says, referring to her midsize Ohio farm. And I have no intention of helping solve that problem.
5 Things I Learned the Hard Way While Raising Pigs
With the body of a bulldozer and the appetite of a hippo, pigs are not always the best choice for an idealistic hobby farmer.
Sheet Mulching: How to Smother Weeds, Build Soil & Conserve Water the Easy Way
Why would you want to do all that the hard way?
Farm Confessional: How I Nearly Lost My Goats to Mexican Drug Dealers
A true story of three goats on the lam.
How to Raise Chickens for Farm-Fresh Eggs
From choosing breeds and caring for chicks to tricking out a coop – here’s what you need to get crackin’.
Farm Confessional: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Foie
A look at the reality of U.S. foie gras production.
Farm Confessional: From Pot Smoker to Pot Farmer
How a recreational marijuana smoker and grower turned his hobby into a legal – and lucrative – business.
Farm Confessional: How To Say “Cold” in Quechua
Meet a 23-year-old journalist and his Peruvian extended family.
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