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High Tunnels for Beginners, Homesteaders and Hobby Farmers

High Tunnels for Beginners, Homesteaders and Hobby Farmers

Buying a high tunnel is a big investment for homesteaders, farmers, or hobby farmers, and it raises many questions. Here, a farmer shares his...

Pond Maintenance Part 2: Master Pond Care With an Effective Management Plan

Pond Maintenance Part 2: Master Pond Care With an Effective Management Plan

An expert on water systems and water quality explains why your pond needs a management plan rather than piecemeal solutions.

How to Get Started Raising Pigs on Your Hobby Farm

How to Get Started Raising Pigs on Your Hobby Farm

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to raise pigs on your hobby farm, look no further. We spoke with Deborah Niemann, a homesteader, writer...

How To Grow Garlic: A Simple Guide

How To Grow Garlic: A Simple Guide

A regenerative herb farmer shares a simple guide on how to grow garlic plus the benefits of doing so in your home garden, hobby farm or homestead....

New eGuide: 50 Ways To Make Money Off Your Rural Land

New eGuide: 50 Ways To Make Money Off Your Rural Land

Are you looking for ways to make money from your rural land or to self-fund your future or present homestead? In this preview article, we cover 3...

Embrace the Garden Mess: The HowTos and Benefits of NoTill Gardening

Embrace the Garden Mess: The How-Tos and Benefits of No-Till Gardening

As spring sets in, gardeners everywhere begin to get the itch to go outside to till the garden. But before you crank up the tiller, allow us and a...

3 MultiFunctional Trees and Shrubs To Plant This Spring

3 Multi-Functional Trees and Shrubs To Plant This Spring

Are you considering adding trees or shrubs to your rural land this spring? Check out these 5+ beautiful multi-functional trees, shrubs and plants...

6 Tips for Celebrating Earth Day By Reducing Plastic On the Homestead

6 Tips for Celebrating Earth Day By Reducing Plastic On the Homestead

Happy Earth Day 2024! This year, we’re celebrating Earth Day’s theme, Planet vs. Plastics, with a few tips for reducing plastic waste on the...

Companion Planting: Nature's Free Organic Pest Control

Companion Planting: Nature's Free Organic Pest Control

Tap into the many benefits of companion planting as an alternative to pesticides in the garden this spring. Use certain flowers and herbs to repel...

Looking For Land For Sale In Texas? 10 Reasons To Consider Polk County

Looking For Land For Sale In Texas? 10 Reasons To Consider Polk County

Are you looking for land for sale in Texas? Here, we share 10 compelling reasons to consider buying land in beautiful Polk County, Texas.