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Features
Bootstrapping a CSA Operation
Community Supported Agriculture is a win for those seeking locally grown produce as well as for small-scale growers.
Leaves of Grass: A Guide to Hay Selection
Determining the best forage options for your livestock can make or break your animals during the winter months.
How Much Does a Garden Really Grow?
How one gardener cut nearly $500 off her grocery bill with suburban vegetable gardening.
Fence Posts to Blog Posts
Use online resources to help market your niche farm business and earn money writing.
Take a Seat, Beat the Heat
Cool facts to help you cope with summer’s extreme temperatures.
A Tree for All Seasons
Color your backyard with this prolific flowering beauty, and bask in its brilliance all year long.
Clearing Ground With Goats
Your ruminanats will do a bang-up job, with little to no waste.
Departments
Our View
My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
Mail Call
Baling Hay; Sharing Trade Secrets; Homemade Mayonnaise Recipe; Newfound Love of Vegetable; Remembering Tomatoes; Blogger Tees; Grateful; Former Delivery Boy; Another Cast-Iron Tip
Friends & Neighbors
Stay-At-Home Mom Runs a Poultry Business and Old Engine Block Makes Sturdy Workbench Base
From our friends at Farm Show
From GRIT Gazette:
Hometown Buzz
Heritage Creek Farm Camp
Laramie Jubilee Days
August is Tree Check Month
Permaculture Prep
Veteran Community
Ruffled Feathers
Comfort Foods: Cooking With Fish
Seafood is packed with health benefits and, despite popular belief, easy to cook.
American Heirlooms: Give Heirloom a Chance
Growing older varieties of cantaloupe and muskmelon will add flavor and an amazing aroma to your meals.
Recipe Box: A Fool-Proof Lemon Pie
Manufacturer prints the perfect lemon meringue pie on its cornstarch box.
Country Tech: How to Choose the Right Utility Vehicle
Looking for a UTV? Check out GRIT’s buying guide for the latest scoop.
Sow Hoe: Basil at Its Best
Enjoy fresh rewards all summer long by growing this herb in your garden.
In the Shop: Build an Outdoor Cooking Area
Create your outdoor cooking feature, and make it the focal point of all your backyard gatherings.
