Updated Articles and Resources

By Lauren Ware, About.com Guide

Plan a Fall Harvest Created: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 07, 2013
It's not too late to start planting new crops for harvest in the fall and early winter. And if you're using season extension methods, the bounty can extend well into the winter months.
How to Use Row Cover Created: Monday, July 30, 2012 Updated: Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Learn how to use floating row cover to extend the season on your small farm. Learn why to use it - how it also protects against insects and wind - and what kind of row cover to buy for your farm.
Bartering on the Small Farm or Homestead Created: Monday, August 17, 2009 Updated: Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Bartering for what you need with products from your small farm or homestead can be beneficial and great fun, too! Learn what you need to get started trading or bartering goods and services.
How to Make Your Own Farmstead Yogurt Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Making your own farmstead yogurt is easy, fun and a great way to use up extra milk and keep it around for longer.
How to Grow Garlic on the Small Farm Created: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Learn everything you need to know to become a garlic farmer on your small farm, growing garlic for hobby, fun or profit.
Definition of Laying Hen Created: Monday, December 31, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
What is a laying hen? Learn the definition.
How to Buy Land for a Homestead or Small Farm Created: Monday, December 31, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Ready to buy land for your dream homestead, small farm, or hobby farm? Learn how to find the land that is right for you.
What Kind of Small Farm is Right for You Created: Friday, November 30, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Hobby farm, homestead or business: which small farm type is right for you?
Cooperative Extensions and Other Farmer Resources Created: Sunday, October 30, 2011 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Learn about your Cooperative Extension service, USDA grants and programs that may be available to you, and how to connect with resources in your area.
How to Sell Small Farm Products Online Created: Friday, May 25, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
Learn the basics for how to take your small farm to the web and sell products - produce, value-added goods, and anything your farm crates - online.
Seed Savers Exchange Review Created: Tuesday, June 07, 2011 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
A review of a non-profit heirloom seed company, Seed Savers Exchange.
Evans Cedar Beehive Review Created: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013
A review of Evans Cedar Beehive, a Langstroth style hive for keeping honey bees.
Definition of Broody Created: Monday, December 31, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
What does it mean when a hen goes broody? What if anything can or should you do about it?
Definition of Homesteading Created: Monday, December 31, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
What does it mean to homestead? What is homesteading? Find out the definition of this commonly-used term.
How to Become a Farm Caretaker Created: Friday, November 30, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Farm caretakers live on a farm in exchange for watching over its operations. Learn whether farm caretaking is the right choice for you.
How to Raise Goat Breeding Stock Created: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Wondering whether keeping goats to raise for breeding stock on your small farm is right for you? These are the key questions to ask yourself if you're thinking of raising goats for breeding stock.
How to Know if A Goat is Sick Created: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Wondering if your goat is sick or healthy? Learn the signs and symptoms of illnesses in goats and what to do about them.
Garlic - Managing Pests and Diseases Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Garlic is a hardy crop, but not immune to pests and diseases. Learn how to prevent, manage and treat the most common of these for a healthy crop.
How to Cure and Clean Garlic Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Once you've grown great garlic, learn how to cure and clean it like a pro.
How to Harvest Garlic Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Learn the best and most efficient ways to harvest garlic on your small farm, homestead or hobby farm.
How to Manage Growing Garlic Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Once you've selected seed, prepared your soil, and planted your cloves or bulbils, learn how to manage your growing garlic on the small farm for the best yields and biggest bulbs.
How to Prepare the Soil for Growing Garlic Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Learn how to prepare the soil to grow the biggest, best, most tasty garlic ever on your small farm, homestead or hobby farm.
How to Plant Garlic Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Learn how to plant garlic on your small farm, homestead or hobby farm.
How to Select Garlic Seed Stock Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Learn how to select the best garlic seed stock and how to grow garlic from bulbs or bulbils.
Jim Capellini Created: Sunday, March 31, 2013 Updated: Sunday, March 31, 2013
Bio of About.com Small Farms guest author Jim Capellini.
How to Requeen a Honey Bee Hive Created: Friday, August 12, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
The first step in requeening a hive is knowing when to replace an ailing queen, or how to identify a queenless hive.
How to Raise Turkeys Created: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Learn how to raise heritage or standard turkeys from day-old poults into delicious birds for the table - or as pets. From feeding and watering to how to range them, you'll find out everything you n...
Buy Package Honey Bees Online Created: Friday, March 11, 2011 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Bees for sale! Are you a beginning beekeeper who needs to buy package bees or nucs? Learn how and where to order honey bees online.
Book Review - The Mini Farming Guide to Composting Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
A review of a book by Brett L. Markham, The Mini Farming Guide to Composting.
Benefits and Uses of Dandelion Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Learn the benefits and uses of dandelion, a weed that you can wild harvest or grow on your own small farm, homestead or hobby farm.
Benefits of Honey and Honey Recipes Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Started keeping your own honeybees? Here are some benefits of honey as well as some yummy recipes and ideas for using it.
Warming Recipes for Winter Created: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Winter can be chilly, but these recipes will use up stored vegetables and keep you toasty warm.