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Many people don’t realize that farms produce crops that don’t have to be eaten.For example, many farms produce an abundance of flowers each year.Understanding the characteristics of the most popular types of flowers can be empowering if you plan on maintaining a garden or buying flowers in the future. In this article, the five most popular types of flowers found…
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Wondering how to build a chicken coop is only natural if you’ve never built one before. These structures are critical if you want to raise chickens. A chicken coop will provide a place for your chic kens to sleep and lay eggs. They will also provide some warmth during the winter and shelter from the rain. Building a coop…
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Do you know what I hope? I hope there are lots of folks out there, right now, wondering, “What are the best backyard chickens for beginners?” Because that means there is another normal family out there thinking about that next step to take control of their food production! The modern homesteading movement is continuing to grow! More and more folks…
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Wondering how long seeds last? These heirloom seeds have a long viability, so you don’t have to throw the packet away next year if you didn’t use them all. You won’t be gardening very long before you’ve got a fat stash of half-used seeds in packets with the tops rolled down, maybe all taped up in an effort to re-secure…
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A lot of people think that raising goats naturally only means substituting herbal remedies for pharmaceuticals. But that’s like assuming that an organic garden only replaces natural pesticides with chemical ones. It’s reactive rather than proactive. If you do things like that, it might work, but you might also spend all your time trying to solve problems. Is that really…
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The Lowdown on The Ancona Chicken The Ancona chicken is a heritage breed. The reason for the label is because it came from Italy and was bred in England and then ended up in America in the late 1800s. These are a rare breed to find and are extremely desirable. Some amazing things about the Ancona chicken that you will…
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