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I am feeling pretty blessed right now. Not only do we have the means to grow much of our own food and to share with others if they need it, but we have a lot of land. This allows us to go outside as we like. We don't have to worry about keeping our distance from others when we're walking around...

I grew up on a farm, so getting my own farm someday only seemed natural to me. Did you grow up on a farm? Did you start a farm after working in the corporate world? If so, why did you decide to leave the corporate world and go to farming?

I'd like to start canning this summer, but I don't know the first thing about it. Where do I start? Are there any good resources I can use to educate myself?

I just found out that Wal-Mart is joining the beef industry. They just had a grand opening of their newest meat processing facility in Georgia on Friday. Wal-Mart is going to begin providing its customers with all-natural, no-hormones added Black Angus beef. Their processing plant will employ...

I found out about a farmer couples workshop being held near us. It's supposed to teach stress management techniques, communication skills, etc. Have any of you been to a couples workshop like this? My husband and I are thinking about going to the one near us. They provide food, lodging, and may...

It's common for livestock to be sold at auctions, but have you all ever heard of people who sell breeding pigs or show pigs at auctions? I heard about a couple who raises pigs to be shown. They mostly sell to those in 4-H and FFA. This seems like a unique way to make money on the farm. I'm not...

A friend of mine wants to start a small hobby farm. What advice would you give a new hobby farmer? I've been farming for so long, I don't know where to tell her to start! I told her to start small and slow - don't try to do everything she wants to do at once. Try growing a few things this coming...

We're using sand for our cow bedding. It's a good option because it conforms to the cow's individual shape, drains moisture away from the surface, and may even decrease some cases of mastitis. However, I hate how it sticks to everything and seems to make it's way into the food and water. Has...

When I was growing up, we always went to my Grandma's house every Christmas Eve. She always made these amazing ham balls, and I looked forward to them each year. There are plenty of recipes online, but I wondered if anyone had a good recipe for ham balls I could try to make for Christmas this...

Have you all ever tried to grow all of your own food? We grow crops on our farm, but we certainly don't grow everything we eat. I just read a story about a man who grew everything he ate for an entire year! What a cool accomplishment. I wonder if he will continue to do this or if it was just an...

I'm sure you've all probably heard by now that the CDC is warning everyone to avoid eating romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California area. It seems like there have been a lot of recalls on romaine lettuce this past year. I've just decided to avoid romaine all together for the time being. I...