Building a Simple Pole Shed
Rachel Hurt
March 7, 2016
Pole barns or sheds are simple structures ideal for agricultural purposes, but can be useful on rural homesteads and even suburban lots. These
Organic Farming
Seed Starting Tips and Tricks
Kathy Harrison
February 12, 2016
The snow lies deep in the back pasture. The wind whines sharply between the branches of the pine trees and the days remain painfully
Start A Garden Journal: 4 Easy Steps
Dori Fritzinger
January 22, 2016
Add a garden journal as one of your garden tools and help your garden become an “all you can reap buffet.”
The Amish Way
Dave Ross
September 21, 2015
The Amish aren’t doing it for fun. It is their way of life, and we are privileged to observe. Much can be learned from them.
Helping Amish Farmers Preserve A Way of Life
Sarah Nussbaum
September 7, 2015
More and more Amish are forced to work “off the farm” or move away with their families in search of their livelihood. But a local organic Amish co-op sees change on the horizon – great change.
Hannah Tested, Hannah Approved: Amish Furrowing Hoe
Hannah Breckbill
July 22, 2015
It’s really lovely what a sharp tool will do — a girl can just drag a furrowing hoe through freshly tilled soil as if she’s a tractor or something, opening up a nice even furrow.
Hannah Tested, Hannah Approved: Part I – Meet the Farmer
Hannah Breckbill
June 29, 2015
Editor’s Note: Hannah will be using Lehman’s products and blogging about them in the coming months. Who better to field test our gardening, farming and
An Old-Fashioned Family Garden
Dave Ross
April 8, 2015
Plant together, harvest together, and eat together. Pretty rare these days. But so worth it.
Seed Order Time
Hannah Breckbill
February 4, 2015
I’m a beginning farmer—about to start my third season growing vegetables for most of my income—and I still have to think hard about
Farmer Hannah’s Hoe Doe-Si-Doe
Karen Johnson
July 18, 2014
Farmer Hannah is in the middle of growing season, and her European-style Grape Hoe is indispensable!
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