Karen Lanier – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:25:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Karen Lanier – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com 32 32 Snake Skin: How to Identify a Shed & What it Tells You https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-identify-a-shed-snakeskin/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-identify-a-shed-snakeskin/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:00:29 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=45328 A Shed Snake Skin Provides Clues to Wildlife Activity on your Property

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-identify-a-shed-snakeskin/feed/ 0 Caterpillar Identification & What They Mean For Your Garden https://www.hobbyfarms.com/4-common-caterpillars-and-what-they-mean-to-your-garden/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/4-common-caterpillars-and-what-they-mean-to-your-garden/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:00:02 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=1105 Get to Know Four Common Caterpillars and Whether They are Friend or Foe

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/4-common-caterpillars-and-what-they-mean-to-your-garden/feed/ 0 The Wisdom of Women Farmers, Part 3: Thoughts on Death https://www.hobbyfarms.com/women-farmers-wisdom-farm-death/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/women-farmers-wisdom-farm-death/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2019 08:00:06 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=65239 Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this second segment, the topic is death.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/should-you-grow-hemp/feed/ 1 The Wisdom of Women Farmers, Part 2: Thoughts on Money https://www.hobbyfarms.com/women-farmers-wisdom-farm-business-money/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/women-farmers-wisdom-farm-business-money/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:00:08 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=64545 Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this second segment, the topic is money.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/women-farmers-wisdom-farm-business-money/feed/ 0 Making Soil From Rock: Observing Nature at Work https://www.hobbyfarms.com/making-soil-from-rock-observing-nature-at-work/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/making-soil-from-rock-observing-nature-at-work/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:00:34 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=64162 Visiting Maine, I learn that beaver dams, composting and persevering plants work far quicker to make soil in rocky areas than weathering and erosion.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/making-soil-from-rock-observing-nature-at-work/feed/ 0 The Wisdom of Women Farmers, Part 1: Thoughts on Love https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-wisdom-of-women-farmers-part-1-thoughts-on-love/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-wisdom-of-women-farmers-part-1-thoughts-on-love/#respond Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:00:06 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=63618 Five women farmers over 50 share insight about their experiences in life and agriculture. In this first segment, the topic is love.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-wisdom-of-women-farmers-part-1-thoughts-on-love/feed/ 0 Surprising Facts About Salamanders on Your Property https://www.hobbyfarms.com/salamanders-surprising-facts/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/salamanders-surprising-facts/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2019 08:00:15 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=63358 Salamanders are born in water but navigate land. They see well in the dark and can live more than 10 years. Some exude a toxin to fend off predators.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/salamanders-surprising-facts/feed/ 0 Beware the Poisonous Wild Cousins of Tomatoes & Carrots https://www.hobbyfarms.com/beware-poisonous-wild-cousins-tomatoes-carrots/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/beware-poisonous-wild-cousins-tomatoes-carrots/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2019 10:00:07 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=62968 Tomatoes are a nightshade, and many of its wild relatives are indeed poisonous. Same for carrots, which are related to poison hemlock.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/beware-poisonous-wild-cousins-tomatoes-carrots/feed/ 0 Know These 3 Invasive Plants From Their Native Look-alikes https://www.hobbyfarms.com/invasive-plants-native-species-look-alikes/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/invasive-plants-native-species-look-alikes/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:00:12 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=62643 Native species can be great for your property's looks and ecosystem, but avoid unknowingly introducing one of these invasive plants that look similar.

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