Soil Health
How to Improve Soil Without Buying Anything
When we took over our eleven acres, the soil in the vegetable plots was pale, compacted and crusted after every rain.
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Every guide we have published, newest first. Field notes, equipment breakdowns, and the occasional argument with advice that sounds good in a magazine and falls apart on an actual plot.
Soil Health
When we took over our eleven acres, the soil in the vegetable plots was pale, compacted and crusted after every rain.
Growing Food
In June two years ago, a fifteen minute hailstorm crossed our valley and shredded every tomato plant we had.
Games
One of gaming's most satisfying arcs is raising a farm from nothing.
Games
Raising a crop is only half of farming; the rest is getting it sold and turning a season's labour into a living.
Tools and Machinery
Farming has always demanded self-reliance, and nowhere more than in keeping machinery running.
Farm Income
Farm work is merciless on clothing. Mud, thorns, machinery, weather, and constant hard use destroy cheap clothes in weeks, and...