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March/April 2017
- St. Patrick’s Day: A Special Holiday: What are your spring traditions? Any knowledge of homesteading ancestors? Send Caleb an email at cregan@grit.com.
- Agriculture and Farm School: Learn how to develop a business plan for your farm.
- Spring-Fresh Menu: Whip up delectable springtime fare with wild ingredients after you take the family foraging.
- Planning a Garden with the Annual Seed Catalogue: Get a head start on spring planting by sowing before the snow is gone.
- Easter Brunch Recipes: Fill these delicious bread baskets with tomatoes, cheese, herbs, and other goodies.
- Historical Heirloom Tomatoes: Find seeds for your favorite heirloom varieties with these tips.
- Choosing a Tiller: Looking for a no-till method or want to save some money? Broadforks are an effective soil-churning tool.
- Big Tillers: Tow-Behind Tillers and Tractor-Mounted PTO Tillers: Consider plowing with pigs — you don’t need a tractor to get the crops planted.
- Home Brew 101: Use your newfound brewing skills and learn how to make hard cider.
- Raising Pigs on a Small Scale: A lesson in animal husbandry: Sometimes it’s best not to meddle, and leave the farrowing to those with good instincts.
- Growing Watermelon: Check out even more heirloom cultivars of delicious watermelons that thrive in the North American countryside.
- History of the American Barn: Determine whether the old barn on your property is worth saving or salvaging for lumber.
- Growing and Making a Gourd Birdhouse: If you’re looking for a woodworking project to attract bluebirds, we have easy DIY plans.
- All About Pronghorns: Learn to identify animal tracks and other wildlife signs.
- A Little Llama Drama: Learn how to raise llamas for a life full of laughter with an unusual animal.
- How to Make Farm Stand Signs: Signs of a different type: Blogger Charlotte McMullen offers a humorous “5 Signs You’re a Farmer’s Wife.”.
- Livestock Birth 101: When it’s time to wean the little ones, use low-stress methods for both mom and baby.
