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Tags community-supported agriculture Subscribers drop by on Wednesday afternoons to pick up their CSA box, which often includes a few extras from Napa Valley Grille. Moore Farms drops off 10 to 12 boxes of produce every Wednesday, and members are allowed...

His small round baler (patented in 1910) revolutionized haying, making it a lower cost, far less labor-intensive operation. Long before balers, country folk hayed with scythes and pitchforks , a time-consuming, backbreaking task that was lightened somewhat...

When the leaves are falling in 70- and 80-degree weather like they are this year, we have to store the leaves for a week or two or three. Simply rake the leaves into place, grab two corners and pull it to the leaf pile.

I want a garden with no lawn. Handsome Man hurled it across the yard while yelling something about a varnishing piece of mechanical wizardry. The Year Two Plan was for two beds totaling 884 square feet.

They are going to use them to make a new patio of their own. He declined so I just started asking around. Work has begun on our new patio. Turns out, there's a small market for used pavers! Who knew?

Open and close the blades several times while submerged. Mixing the solution in a graded (has units of measurement on the side) bucket makes the solution portable as well as easier to mix.

Enjoy a second round of Christmas tree decorating by festooning the branches with slices of fruit, suet, strings of cranberries and seed cakes. It is better to cut up the tree into small lengths or, if possible, shred the tree and then toss it in the...

First to meet the crop is the header, which uses a pair of crop dividers to funnel shafts of grain into the combine. Next came threshing, when the cut stalks of grain were beaten to separate the grain from the chaff.

During the several household moves we've made since we purchased our trailer, it has done duty as a moving van. First on my list of items to purchase: a 25-foot and a 100-foot tape measure; a good claw hammer with a comfortable grip; electrician's pliers;...

They're up at 4 am checking the truck making sure they haven't forgotten anything. 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...

Of course I did! Apparently her brother-in-law found it sitting at someone's curb for the trash man to pick up. Each of the three lights plug in separately so there is no wasted electricity if you only have one or two flats in place.

About the Author: Greg Plotkin is a Washington, D.C.-based writer who believes that the future of food depends on the future of farmland and that access to good food is a right, not a privilege.

Connecting the trailer to a receiver hitch is quick and easy and, depending on the rating, can haul as much as 6 tons. Lynn Friedman/Flickr Towing Packages If possible, get a truck with a towing package.

« More Shop Talk » It isn't that I would disk a field with my eyes on the stars. That's when something primeval would grab at my soul and remind me that what I was struggling with was only a passing fancy.

« More Shop Talk » If you see signs of fluid leakage, replace the hose immediately. Submit your comments and questions. A massive rupture can be messy, but a pinhole leak can be of greater concern.

Tags oxygen , water “Enough that we're interested in continuing and moving forward to further this technology.” The technology Lutz refers to is the process of breaking down water (H2O) into hydrogen and oxygen molecules.

« More Shop Talk » It was certainly nothing fancy, but it worked. In my next entry, I'll run through what you need to make your own sledge. Now a sledge has to be one of the oldest implements ever devised.

Some cities even offer their mulch for sale, so that individual homeowners can take advantage of this great green product. If having your old tree in the yard for a few months doesn't sound appealing, there are a few dedicated regional programs where...

Even though augers are still the better tool for large-scale projects requiring dozens of holes to be dug, a manual post-hole digger can be a great tool to have on hand for smaller projects.

Full sun plants require at least 6 hours of direct sun per day. Create a unique and portable growing environment for all your favorite plants. Soil filled cloth shopping bags can be snuggled into an abandoned shopping cart and planted withGrowing a small...

It's a lot like decorating a Christmas tree with tinsel.Stick Spanish moss in higher limbs, using a rake, pole saw or paint roller extension pole. Don't worry about breaking the strands, which will regenerate in no time.

Basically, using compost in the garden is a win-win situation all the way around. Commercial fertilizers are often lacking in micro-nutrients, so compost is an added boon to the health of your plants.As compost rots, some materials break down more rapidly...

If you live in a region where the temperatures stay cold, or the rainfall is heavy in early spring, put off mulching until May or June.In areas where winter comes long and hard, apply a second application of mulch in the autumn, especially on new plants...

Tractors can perform a variety of functions, but they are big and slow, and thus overkill for many jobs. The customers were also looking for a machine that had 4-wheel drive and could travel quickly from jobsite to jobsite, with the ability to carry supplies...

This article appeared in the July/August 2014 issue of Hobby Farms. Does your daughter have a harder time making friends in new situations? Even something that you didn't have space for before, like a trampoline, adds anticipation and appreciation to...

Some of the items we inherited have been extremely useful: a tool bench full of helpful odds and ends, trellising materials, beekeeping equipment , drip irrigation lines, a yard cart.

Tags chicken carcass , dead chicken , disease , dispose (Feathers can carry diseases, too.) You can also compost chickens the same way you compost organic matter, but you need enough moisture content and enough heat to be able to create breakdown.