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Best Summer Cover Crops By Harvey Ussery -
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Uncovering the Perks of Cover Crops
A then-Editorial Director of MOTHER EARTH NEWS is inspired by his partner’s passion for the perks of cover crops in order to build soil. -
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Undersowing: Intercropping Cover Crops with Vegetables
The principles of intercropping apply also to undersowing cover crops in existing vegetable crops. Find examples for intercropping cover crops with vegetables that work for late summer and fall. -
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Green Manure Crops for Small Farms
Planting green manure crops for small farms can transform farm soil fertility in a short time. Learn composting methods, four standby green manure crops, and double-duty crop suggestions.
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How to Build a Natural Swimming Pool By Douglas Buege And Vicky Uhland -
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Life Aboard Your Own Caboose: How to Buy a Train Car
Learn how to buy a caboose and fix it up to make a practical yet exotic guesthouse, vacation home, workshop, or roadside business site. -
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Easy Camping Meals for Large Groups
Learn how to cook easy camping meals for large groups, perfect for hiking, camping, or on-the-go, including recipes for granola pancakes and more! -
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Harvesting Edible Purslane for Current and Future Use
Edible purslane, a succulent ground cover that many people often discard as a weed, is a nutritious vegetable. To learn how to harvest and freeze purslane with purslane recipes, read on.
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Organic Gardening Articles
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Succession Planting: Carrots and Lettuce
Want lettuce and carrots all year round? Ira Wallace tells us her simple method for keeping track of succession planting carrots and lettuce. -
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Kitchen Herb Garden Plans
Follow these kitchen herb garden plans for a 12-square-foot area to grow kitchen herb garden plants in the space nearest your kitchen door. -
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What are Capers?
What are capers, and where do capers come from? Learn what capers are used for, what capers taste like, and the caper bush growing zones. -
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Best Vegetables That Grow in Shade
What vegetables grow in shade? Choose the best vegetables that grow in shade, which include greens, root crops such as carrots and potatoes, and culinary herbs such as chives, cilantro, and oregano. We’ll show you how to bask in great garden harvests in less-than-prefect growing conditions.
Real Food Recipes & Articles
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Rose Petal Jam Recipe with Blueberry
Make a rose-petal jam recipe with wild blueberries, using pectin for these foraged-fruit preserves, to capture the delicate flavor and enchanting aroma of rose petals. -
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Is Seaweed a Vegetable?
Is seaweed a vegetable? Unlock the secrets of coastal foraging and how is sea salt made from the ocean’s bounty. -
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DIY Root Cellar: Cold Storage Basics
Use these plans to construct your own DIY root cellar. Cold storage is the best way to store potatoes and onions, and even certain fruit and leafy greens! -
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How to Dehydrate Food for Preservation
How long does dehydrated food last? Learn how to dehydrate food for preservation, including the best things to dehydrate, how to dehydrate blueberries, and tips for sun-drying to save you time and keep you eating local year-round.
Home & Gardening DIY Blogs & Ideas
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![How to Build an Easy Root Cellar with SIPs]()
How to Build an Easy Root Cellar with SIPs
Put up the summer's extra harvest in this easy root cellar. Learn how to build a root cellar above ground with structurally insulated panels (SIPs) for quick construction. -
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Add a Hand Pump to an Electric Well
Avoid power-outage droughts by learning how to add a hand pump to an electric well to be able to access water even when the power is out. -
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Homemade Water Storage Tank
For relatively little expense and effort, you can construct a homemade water storage tank on a weekend using welded wire. -
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DIY Gravity Drip Irrigation
How much pressure for gravity-fed drip irrigation do you need? Learn how to build an IBC rain barrel with DIY gravity drip irrigation to cleverly use gravity to send water uphill against the natural flow of water physics.
