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For raising backyard chickens in the city, you may need to change the rules to keep an urban flock. 

Award-winning author Steven Raichlen offers Barbecue University for those hungry for grilling tips.

Baldwin Brook Farm fills niche market with raw milk dairy production and sales.  


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RED PINE MOUNTAIN

by Mountain Woman

Dreams do come true.  As long as I can remember, I wanted to live on a farm, with horses, dogs and room to roam far away from the noise of the city but I never thought it would happen. Now, in my fifties, I live on a 300-acre mountaintop farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I share my life with my wonderful husband (Mountain Man), seven fabulous canines, one very opinionated Morgan mare and a pair of miniature donkeys. I enjoy sharing farm life and our adventures on my blog, Red Pine Mountain.

Author Sam Moore discusses in detail animal-drawn implements in this 266-page book. Moore walks you through plow parts and terminology with a no-nonsense view of one who has worked the land.

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Farm Collector has put together two of its most celebrated items; the 2011 Farm Collector Show Directory and the Farm Collector Guide to Mystery Farm Tools in one great, useful set.

The 2011 Farm Collector Show Directory is the No. 1 source for the most current and complete antique farm equipment show information. Packed with maps of each show location, detailed listings, club advertisements and commercial resources, the directory is your personal guide to the world of antique farm e…

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