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Jere and Emilee Gettle
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The Heirloom Life Gardener
Posted February 15, 2012 by Jerry Harrell
This holiday season, I’ve become wrapped up in a book that’s tailor-made for my reading pleasure: The Heirloom Life Gardener: The Baker Creek Way of Growing Your Own Food Easily and Naturally. As someone who’s become so smitten with heirloom and open-pollinated vegetables that I’ve penned a book on them myself, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on something written by some of the top heirloom trendsetters today, the founders of The Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, Jere and Emilee Gettle.
Poultry
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Egg Entrepreneur
Posted February 12, 2012 by Jerry Harrell
Young chicken farmer’s savvy is growing right along with his business.
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Clearing the whey
Posted February 12, 2012 by Jerry Harrell
Sweet Home Farm brought it to Coastal Alabama
Cattle
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Choosing Cattle
Posted February 12, 2012 by Jerry Harrell
The best beef breed for you depends on your purposes.
Bees
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So You Want To Keep Bees?
Posted February 11, 2012 by Jerry Harrell
Whether you approach it from the point of view of conservation, entomology, crop pollination or simply a love of honey, beekeeping is an engaging pursuit and a fascinating window on the natural world.
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So You Want To Keep Bees?
Whether you approach it from the point of view of conservation, entomology, crop pollination or simply a love of honey, beekeeping is an engaging pursuit and a fascinating window on the natural world.
Planting Guide
This Guide is intended as a general introduction to planting and raising seeds. While we have endeavored to answer as many questions as possible, no document of this size can hope to be all encompassing. We therefore encourage ...
Organic Producers Fight Back Against Monsanto
This past spring a lawsuit was filed against Monsanto, preemptively seeking legal relief from the strong-arm tactics for which the firm has become famous.
USDA Releases New Plant Hardiness Zones
The United States Department of Agriculture has recently released an updated version of the Plant Hardiness Zone Map