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Photo by TheBrassGlass via MorgueFile The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a New England state located on the East Coast. Because it has long been inhabited and is thus densely populated with little land to spare, Massachusetts is one…
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Photo by Sam Schipani If you were prone to injury as a child, you may know hydrogen peroxide best as the burning, bubbling antiseptic your parents liberally poured on scrapes and cuts. For years, medical professionals recommended using…
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Photo by Gabor Degre When trick-or-treaters show up at your door this Halloween, what are you going to give them? Odds are good that you planned to pass out candy, but it wasn’t always that way. When trick-or-treating only gained…
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For anyone looking to farm or homestead, New Hampshire's climate and soils support a variety of crops. | Photo by New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food In 1900, poet Robert Frost moved to a small farm in…
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When I lived in the Bay Area, I would take the train to San Francisco every Friday for a long walk along the harbor. Sometimes, I would walk past the piers to Boudin Bakery to buy a loaf of their famous sourdough bread. The secret to their…
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We’ve reached that time in the season — the point where we bid goodnight to our garden beds and reflect on the season past. We make mental notes not to repeat the mistakes we made this year. And we begrudgingly pull those plants we…
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Apples, apples everywhere! That’s how I’ve been feeling over the last week. My kids brought home two heavy bags from apple picking with their father. Our backyard apple tree is overflowing. And the farmers market has apples aplenty. …
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Whether delivered loose or stacked, there are strict Maine laws defining the size of a cord of firewood. In this 2018 photo at Rusty Metal Farm, the wood had to be stacked after delivery.| Photo by Julia Bayly Sarah and Seth Cottrell…
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A calf comes out from under some trees on a small farm in Levant, Maine. | Photo by Linda Coan O'Kresik Maine has a long history of homesteading. The state was once home to famous homesteaders Scott and Helen Nearing, who moved to Maine…
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Photo by Sarah Walker Caron Was it only a week ago that my fingers dug into the wet, warm soil, pulling the weeds out by the roots? Was it only a mere seven days since I wondered how many more quarts of tomatoes we’d harvest? It was,…
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Photo by Gabor Degre In the United States, many consider the level of student debt for higher education to be a national crisis. Increasingly, legislators and political figures seek solutions to student loan debt. Young farmers,…
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Basket of produce. | Photo by Pixabay Whenever you bring fruits and vegetables home, whether they are from the farmers market or your garden, you have to find a place for them in your refrigerator, pantry, cabinet or countertop. If you…
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