Sam Schipani

Cactuses in various pots and upcycled containers. | Photo by Milada Vigerova from Pixabay Decorating doesn’t have to be expensive to look great. Equipped with a few upcycling ideas for the home, you will be able to turn those thrift…
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Photo by Gabor Degre Nothing brightens up a farm stand quite like a bucket of fresh bouquets for sale. If you are thinking about adding cut flowers to your inventory, you are not alone. Demand for locally-grown cut flowers is growing,…
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Whether you are dicing fresh vegetables, butchering backyard chickens or slicing homemade sourdough bread, having a quality set of kitchen knives can make all the difference in your culinary adventures. Caring for your kitchen knives,…
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Photo by davidpwhelan on MorgueFile In 2019, April showers brought May deluges. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, May 2019 was the second wettest month on record in U.S. history. The Midwest --…
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Photo by Sam Schipani When the weather is pleasant, I love to run outside. I may even train for a race or a relay depending on how bold and uncharacteristically athletic I feel. As my daily workouts have increased in frequency, I…
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Grilling hot dogs. | BDN file photo The weather is warming, the mosquitoes are waning and the long summer days are stretching into balmy nights. In other words: round up your blue-ribbon grilling tips, because barbecue season is upon…
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Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay Setting a homeschool schedule is one of the most challenging aspects of planning to teach your own children. For many parents, having a homeschool planner is an effective way to keep track of their…
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A healthy backyard hen can lay hundreds of eggs in her lifetime, resulting in a steady supply of nutritious and tasty egg meal options year-round. | Photo by Julia Bayly Whether you are adding chickens, ducks, quails or geese to your…
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Rain tank at the Santa Fe Children's Museum. | Photo by Roslynn Brain McCann No matter if you live in the rainy Pacific Northwest or the bone-dry Southwest, your land enjoys the occasional refreshing rainstorm. Instead of letting…
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Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels Forget canning or building or gardening -- time management is one of the most important skills you can have on a homestead. This is doubly true if you plan to homeschool your children. …
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BDN File Photo For many small farmers and homesteaders, cows are the white (or, perhaps, black and white) whale of livestock: always top of mind, but seemingly forever out of reach. Most cows are physically bigger than other…
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Photo by Troy R. Bennett As a grower, you want to successfully sell your crops. But the options for where to sell crops can seem overwhelming. Will you go the classic route of the farm stand or farmers market, are you hoping to sell to…
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