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Good-bye old friend

By Lucy Shober Issue #27 • May/June, 1994 Big Poney died today. He was 34 years old and had been going down pretty rapidly over this...

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

By Richard Blunt Issue #49 • January/February, 1998 The domestic chicken, or Gallus domesticus as the Romans called it, has lived with humans for centuries. It...

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Where our farm animals come from

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn Income

By Rebekah L. Cowell Photos by Amanda Egdorf-Sand Issue #124 • July/August, 2010 Vermicomposting takes composting to another level using Eisenia foetida (commonly known as red wiggler, brandling, or manure worms) to break down organic matter such...

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the Fall

By Mark and Lynn Klammer Issue #41 • September/October, 1996 As spring approaches each year, we can hardly wait for the feel of warm earth between our fingers. And so, while most avid gardeners let Mother...

Leonard Trebor

Growing the Eternal Tomato

Animals

Good-bye old friend

Forget the dog, chicken is man’s best friend

Brooder in a box

Cheaper than Store-Bought Eggs

Where our farm animals come from

Finding, buying, milking, and living with the family milk cow

Self-Reliance

Just for Kids: Life in the forest

Making maple syrup

The many benefits of garlic

Take care of your knife

Farm and Garden

Vermicomposting — Raise Worms to Consume Waste, Amend Soil, and Earn Income

Use Plastic to Get a Head Start on Corn in the Fall