Crops and Vegetables
Tomatoes, potatoes, beans, corn, squash, and more. Find out how to grow the food you need on your farm or homestead.
How to Plan a Farm and Garden to Feed a Family
Wondering how much to plant on your small farm to feed your family? Is 5 tomato plants enough, or would 15 be better? Get started planning your garden so that you have fresh, delicious produce for your family all year.
Wondering how much to plant on your small farm to feed your family? Is 5 tomato plants enough, or would 15 be better? Get started planning your garden so that you have fresh, delicious produce for your family all year.
7 Easy-to-Grow Plants for Beginning Farmers
If you're just beginning your small farm or homestead, try these 7 easy-to-grow plants for sure success.
If you're just beginning your small farm or homestead, try these 7 easy-to-grow plants for sure success.
How to Grow and Harvest Dry Beans
Instructions for growing and harvesting dry beans. Covers planting time, spacing, growing notes, pests and problems, maintenance, harvesting, seed saving, storage and preservation.
Instructions for growing and harvesting dry beans. Covers planting time, spacing, growing notes, pests and problems, maintenance, harvesting, seed saving, storage and preservation.
Description and Varieties of Dry Beans
Varieties of dry beans, description and Latin name, growing conditions, hardiness zones.
Varieties of dry beans, description and Latin name, growing conditions, hardiness zones.
Season Extension - Starting Spring Seeds Early And Harvesting Late Winter Crops
Want to get a jump on planting crops and your food garden this season? With season extension ideas like cold frames and polytunnels, you can get your small farm or homestead garden going earlier than you ever imagined.
Want to get a jump on planting crops and your food garden this season? With season extension ideas like cold frames and polytunnels, you can get your small farm or homestead garden going earlier than you ever imagined.
Seasonal Gardens - Working in the Spring Garden
What should you be doing in the garden in the spring? Find out when to plant what and how to maximize your success growing vegetables and flowers.
What should you be doing in the garden in the spring? Find out when to plant what and how to maximize your success growing vegetables and flowers.
Raised Bed Garden - How To Make a Raised Bed Garden
Learn how to create a garden space with raised beds, and why you might want to choose this method of gardening.
Learn how to create a garden space with raised beds, and why you might want to choose this method of gardening.
Potatoes - Growing Potatoes in the Home Garden
Learn how to grow great potatoes in your garden. Potatoes are the perfect crop for the small farm or homestead and store well for winter.
Learn how to grow great potatoes in your garden. Potatoes are the perfect crop for the small farm or homestead and store well for winter.
Complete Guide to Growing Organic Lettuce
Growing organic lettuce is easy and rewarding. Lettuce is a great crop choice for small farms and homesteads. Learn everything about how to grow organic lettuce in this article.
Growing organic lettuce is easy and rewarding. Lettuce is a great crop choice for small farms and homesteads. Learn everything about how to grow organic lettuce in this article.
How to Grow Tomatoes
Every farmer needs to grow tomatoes. This handy guide tells you the secrets of growing heavy yields of luscious, ripe tomatoes.
Every farmer needs to grow tomatoes. This handy guide tells you the secrets of growing heavy yields of luscious, ripe tomatoes.
What's the Difference Between Hybrid and Heirloom Vegetables?
Learn the definitions of hybrid, open-pollinated, genetically modified organism (GMO) and heirloom.
Learn the definitions of hybrid, open-pollinated, genetically modified organism (GMO) and heirloom.