The Most Profitable Cash Crops for a Small Farm
Looking for a profitable cash crop to add to your small farm or homestead? We’ve got four great ideas to get you started. And the good news is they all require very little space. From …
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How to Prepare a Garden Bed – 5 Ways to Start New Vegetable Plots
Are you ready to start a new vegetable garden? Preparing a new garden bed is exciting, but can be a lot of work. We’ll dig into the five different ways you can transform your backyard …
The Best Places to Get Free Vegetable Seeds For Your Garden
Are you looking for free vegetable seeds to save on the cost of starting your garden this year? We’ve come up with a list of 5 different places you can find free or really cheap …
Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors: How to Get a Jump on the Planting Season
Starting vegetables from seeds is one of the best ways to grow your own food at home. Many of us that enjoy growing our own vegetables like to get a jump on the season by …
Get Digging! How To Create A Family Garden With Easy Growing Vegetables For Kids
Few things are more enjoyable in life than gardening, but when you involve your kids, the time is extra special. If you’re thinking of breaking ground to plant a few seeds this year, you’ll want …
Six Of The Best Vegetables For Containers
Want to know which vegetables grow best in pots and containers? Enjoy these 6 vegetable varieties that are easy to grow on your patio or porch. The only requirement to plant vegetables in containers is …
Photos Around the Farm in August
August has been so incredibly hot this year. It’s been much too hot with too little rain. As a result, our garden is not fairing so well, especially since the drip system wasn’t making it …
Photos Around the Farm in May
May is a busy time of year. Spring has just settled in and it’s getting nice enough to work outside. This is the time of year we start our spring cleanup. Here are the first …
Companion Planting Guide for Vegetables: How to Boost the Health of your Garden
Companion planting is a way to mimic what happens naturally in the garden. If you take a walk through the woods, you will see the wide variety of plants all growing harmoniously with each other. …
Starting a Vegetable Garden: Should you Choose Seeds or Starts?
If you have never started a vegetable garden, you may think it’s as simple as picking up a few veggie starts from the local hardware store, digging a hole, and popping them in the ground. However, …