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Small & Urban Farms
Market gardens, urban farms, homesteads and backyard growing: how small growers use regenerative methods to produce more food closer to home. Start with Small-Scale Regenerative Farming: A Guide to Under 5 Acres.
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How to Start a CSA Farm: Shares, Pricing and Logistics
Learn how to start a CSA farm: choose a share model, price boxes fairly, plan crops, set up pickup, and keep members coming back.…
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Vermicomposting: Worm Composting for Gardens and Small Farms
Vermicomposting guide: red wigglers, bin types, feeding, harvesting castings, and selling them. Learn how to start a worm bin that actually works.
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Hot Composting: How to Make Great Compost Fast
Hot composting turns waste into finished compost in 4-10 weeks. Learn C:N ratios, pile size, moisture, turning and troubleshooting. Start your first hot pile.
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Most Profitable Crops for Small Farms and Market Gardens
Discover the most profitable crops for small farms: salad greens, microgreens, garlic, flowers and more, with typical returns and regenerative tips. Read on.
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Urban Farming: How to Grow Food (and a Business) in the City
Urban farming guide: site types, zoning, soil lead testing, raised beds, water, best crops and how to sell. Start growing food in the city…
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No-Dig Gardening: How to Build Beds Without Tilling
No dig gardening builds fertile beds with cardboard, compost and mulch instead of tillage. Learn materials, steps, weeds, slugs and costs. Start your first…
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How to Start a Market Garden: A Step-by-Step Plan
Learn how to start a market garden: land, water, beds, no-dig prep, crops, markets and startup costs, plus first-year goals to keep you on…
Field notes for people who grow
One practical email a week: a soil, grazing or market-garden technique you can use, plus new guides and the latest on grants and programs.