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It's a tank, very seldom breaks and costs almost nothing to fix when it does break. Photo by Rick Gush After years living in the desert, I delight in living next to this waterfall.

Four-wheel drive is also ideal if you want to get down and dirty in tough conditions. Farm trucks with four-wheel drive can also be tremendously valuable in the winter or during wet, muddy weather.

According to AFBF president Bob Stallman, some states currently exempt farm vehicles from federally imposed regulations while others do not, presenting complications for farmers who must cross borders to haul their products locally.

A load leveler distributes the tongue weight between the trailer axles and the rear truck axle to keep your truck level for better control and to keep your lights aimed at the proper height.

Find a CSA near you! Comanche Ave Tampa, FL 33634 813-887-4066 info@sweetwater-organic.org Arrangements: Pickup SoFla Urban Farm Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Courtesy Erik Walles/ Berries on Bryan If you want farm-fresh food for your table, but lack the time...

They traveled in a covered goat tote in the back of our truck. If they're really tame and you're sure they won't panic, haul them loose but with a dog-type barrier screen in place to keep them out of the front seat.

I don't know how many roads I travelled when I first moved out here,searching areas that were low and damp looking. This is the proper way to harvest any wild food, always leave behind more than you take ensuring the plants are around for future generations...

Simple math, using the dimensions of the yard and the total depth of seasonal leaves, would tell us the volume.Consult your deed plat for property dimensions, or tax tickets for amount of acreage.for those, like me, who learn more visually, or you can...

Well, actually, the work has begun on removing the old patio. They are going to use them to make a new patio of their own. Turns out, there's a small market for used pavers! Who knew?

It was not always the rich creamy sweet flavored dessert that we know today. I still rank it right up on the top of the excellent scale.Pudding has an interesting history. I could feel the snowflakes on my face and the excitement of Santa who was on his...

“Not everyone goes to the farmers market and buys a week's worth of food, says Bradley Taylor, farmer and co-founder of Farm a la Carte. Gorge Grown : The Columbia Gorge might be an agricultural area but most of the towns in the region, which spans...

I'm buried in paperwork, not seeds . So if this happens to you, oh ye of forgetful watering can, take heed!They flower in early spring, and should spread happily in any zone with a discernible winter, say zonewould do well with a little bulb fertilizer,...

“It also helps promote awareness of our farm-to-table foods.” In San Francisco, executive chef Guillaume Bienaime invited shareholders in the Baia Nicchia Farms CSA to pick up their boxes at Marche; Flying Pigs Farm in New York coordinated with two...

Now I had this huge pile of materials in my backyard, do yourself a favor and sort your wood into stacks off the ground and remove all the nails. The last step before you start building is to place some back plastic down to keep weeds in check, cut out...

It was the forerunner of the neat, small balers we highlight here. However, you'll invariably have more control over the finished product when you bale your own. It's better features include 104 closely spaced pickup teeth and narrow-channel, flanged...

Lutz says these hydrogen boosters could eventually become mainstream with more research and experimentation. … The technology is out there. In the experiments, Lutz and Anderson use the hydrogen and oxygen produced from the electrolysis process in addition...

Night was falling, rain was expected and I needed it out of my truck. The first load was a small one, just a test of what the sledge could handle. An hour of work with a fork had my truck bed filled, and I left Roger's yard, leaving behind an embarrassingly...

Simply rake the leaves into place, grab two corners and pull it to the leaf pile. When the corners are pulled together, the sides curl up around the leaves and every leaf stays where it belongs.

Last year's use of slick paper netted many unwanted toadstools in the flower bed. Then it was beefed up southward and again eastward. One year later, the weeds were nonexistent, and the bed had some initial plantings.This year, Year Two, we knew what...

But the one thing that I've discovered that they all have in common, friendly people who will chat on every subject imaginable.The most anticipated words in the spring are “the market opens this week”.We'll be there every week, from buying vegetable...

I haven't decided where to put it yet but I may move it upstairs into the family room. Never have I felt so strongly that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Of course I did! Apparently her brother-in-law found it sitting at someone's curb for...

Mistakes are expensive.Calculate the cost of ground transportation. When farmers take their product to market they pay a transport cost. Include the number and cost of containers to be transported (if paying a set fee per container or paying per weight),...

Some carts come with an accessory that converts them to a trailer for pulling behind a UTV or small tractor. Shutterstock Before we bought our indispensable pickup, we bought an old Chevy Blazer.

Too much tongue weight for the hitch system can cause the front of the truck to lift up, possibly resulting in suspension or drivetrain damage to the truck. Dents that are not repaired will quickly rust.

Pine straw is a popular mulch in the southern United States.Contact your county extension office to find pine straw producers in your area. Avoid using a rake with metal prongs because they are more likely to damage the soft earth beneath the needles.Shovel...

Matt and Peg Sheaffer, of Sandhill Family Farms in Brodhead, Wis., tapped into the FSA microloans program to purchase a refrigerated box-delivery truck to help support their growing community-supported-agriculture business.

In most cases, there are only two or three or four pallets available at a time, and I can stack those flat in my midsize pickup-truck bed so they won't slide out. If you dump your ashes in the trash (after they've cooled in a metal container) then you...