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Seed blocks are a great sustainable way to start seeds by hand.
Virtual Homesteading: Seed Starting–The Key to Veggie Success

February 5, 2021 - Come learn an experienced homesteader’s tips for starting plants.

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Daniel from Hawthorn Farm holds homesteaded and hand-raised rabbits.
Virtual Homesteading: Raising Rabbits

February 5, 2021 - Cute and fuzzy? Check.

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Hoop house at Hawthorn Farm holds greens all winter long.
Virtual Homesteading: Greens All Winter Long: Plant Your Winter Garden Now

February 5, 2021 -

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Regenerative Agriculture
Celebrate Soil on World Soil Day!

December 3, 2020 - Healthy soil is a valuable resource.

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Raging Wildfires, Farms and Climate Change

September 14, 2020 - Much of what we're all dealing with can be attributed to climate change.

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Do you have to give up your burger? Unpacking sustainable & local meat impacts on climate change

August 20, 2020 - What if we didn’t have to stop eating meat to save the planet? Many studies have shown that in order to drastically reduce carbon emissions, Americans need to switch to plant-based diets (often with a tongue-in-cheek comment about cow farts). Does that mean we should all stop eating meat?

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Raising Sustainable Pork: Why Pastured Pigs?

August 7, 2020 - This passion has led me to an opportunity to produce a pilot project for a small farm enterprise: raising four feeder pigs on pasture, and providing local, ethically- and sustainably-produced, pasture-raised pork for my community.

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COVID-19 has the potential to transform the way we farm food–and save the planet

July 24, 2020 - Practices such as cover cropping, crop rotation, conservation tilling, natural pest management, and more have been proven to sequester carbon while increasing nutrients in the soil for long-term agricultural viability.

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Raising sustainable pork as a new venture

June 26, 2020 - This passion has led me to an opportunity to produce a pilot project for a small farm enterprise: raising four feeder pigs on pasture, and providing local, ethically- and sustainably-produced, pasture-raised pork for my community.

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