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I love to bow hunt and will trade farm/ranch sitting and a few hours a week work for a place to park my camper and hog hunting privileges. Retired grain farmer, have over fifty years experience
Must be within driving distance of or ship to my location in Joliet, Illinois. 12 each of 8 to 12 foot long 8/4 x 6\" to 8\". 6 each of 12 to 16 foot long 6\"x6\" (prefferred) or largest available.
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I also plan to mulch with straw around the crops. Cool farm tools, a new little helper, and friends who share ideas and the land contribute to the momentum making this year look quite promising for my garden.
At A Glance Title: The Meat Hook Meat Book Author: Tom Mylan Publisher: Artisan Books Release Date: May 2014 Cover Price: $37.50 Target Audience: Eaters looking to take a bigger role in the production and preparation of their meat In my time reviewing...
(And if this is the first you're hearing about composting, no judgment: We have the perfect article to get you started.) We're all pretty familiar with the greens (nitrogen suppliers) and the browns (carbon suppliers) and how important the ratio is to...
Have a friend come over for a second opinion. Do You Have Your Routine Down? Barns burned down. If you plan to rely on an apprentice for help with your season, take time to vet all applicants thoroughly.
It's the most important question farmers should ask themselves. When my path crossed with my tearful wife, I didn't know that her boot had caught on the low fence and dropped her, heavy feed buckets in both hands, to her knees.
As for Martin's original plans, last month they came to fruition in a big way with the grand opening of Locust Trace Veterinary Clinic . “A lot of people hear ‘agriculture,' and think old-school farming,” she says, citing the father who was shocked...
Of course, farming doesn't have the Chopped and Hell's Kitchen-style reality shows that cooking does. I regret that impatience now because I've had to learn a lot about what it takes to be a farmer while trying to make a living for my family.
Rachael Dupree Many of the people around here keep cattle, which helps them keep the terrain from the overgrowth of cedar trees and wild brambles, and a few have gardens, though I wouldn't say that's a signature feature of life here.
As I made my way into the forest, I spotted spring ephemerals whose names I haven't learned yet. But here were about a dozen roosting up high in the trees, startled by my presence and making ungainly attempts to flee the scene.
Well, I have a new saying: “If you want something done efficiently , get a lazy person to do it.” It's hilarious to me that people think I am this super-energetic, do-it-all type.
In 1978, he helped organize North Dakota Natural Farmers, which later became the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society. For the most part, they do not want to do commodity agriculture; they want to grow food for people and have relationships...
The Apprentice and Farm Worker Program , an initiative of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, helps farmers get started. In 2013, the Local Economies Project of the New World Foundation created the Hudson Valley Farm Hub to provide training...
I also want to expand our little kitchen garden to include our favorite teas, culinary herbs and vegetables. (It's a bad year for biting bugs here in Kentucky. Many of them I hope to sustainably harvest one day for salves and tinctures to keep us healthy,...
As a passionate lover of the outdoors, I enjoy sunny, warm weather as much as the next person, especially after a soggy, Puget Sound winter and spring. Reduce, reuse, recycle – more! Grow more of our own food organically.
“Put it on paper, but don't fret all the details (unless you want to talk yourself out of it). Get experience. Todd Howard, beginning farmer in eastern Kentucky, has learned firsthand that thinking ahead can make things much easier later on.
The spring-cleaning bug has definitely bitten. Rachael Dupree Our old, orange, bumper-sticker-covered pickup has been a savior in the purging process. In Kentucky, our winter has been so mild that Mr. B and I hardly even got infected with cabin fever—a...
Five years later, people wouldn't believe what a wreck the house had been. To solve the problem, I purchased a big live trap and put in a $30 slab of fresh fish. Neither one of them had any interest in gardening.
They're one of the world's best pollinators and will help you get great crop production. You're in the midst of living a true farm life, whether it's the dream you're pursuing after work hours or the entrepreneurial endeavor you have underway for sustaining...
As a result, rural women are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer, the most severe form. Although many states, including Missouri, offer free breast-cancer screening programs, Williams says these programs should be improved to meet...
(We didn't want to come back from our honeymoon to a house that had exploded and a fried farm sitter.) He gave us good but frustrating news: We don't have a propane leak. We did a soapy water test ourselves to check for a leak, but found no indication...
