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The Rusty Metal Farm chickens are not at all shy about looking for food or treats when they feel neglected. |…

Photo by Sarah Walker Caron My mother texted me earlier this week with an urgency: could the flat lids from…

Image by congerdesign from Pixabay The growing season is winding down, and soon, it will be time to put your…

BDN file photo With all the lingo and jargon, farming sustainably can seem like an inscrutable task. Once you…

No two farms are exactly alike. Different agricultural ventures produce different products -- and some may not…

I hoard leftovers. My refrigerator is filled with containers of food from meals gone by that I reheat, snack on or…

Photo by Gabor Degre With the endless cycles of pesticides, fertilizers and tilling, agriculture can take a…

Building a sustainable home. | Photo by Melissa Rappaport Schifman Building a sustainable home seems like a…

Hobby farmer Fawn "Tarma" Richardson and her Australian cattle dog, Cooper, who helps herd sheep on Richardson's…

Living on the United States-Canadian border is a truly international life. | Photo by Julia Bayly After living…

One of the attractions of tiny houses is the ability to place the small structures on a trailer with wheels,…

As New England’s summer winds down, this season’s crop of beaked hazelnuts is ripening. Now the race is on to see…