Hobby Farms HQ – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:42:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Hobby Farms HQ – Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com 32 32 Seed Catalogs: Tips to Make the Most of Them https://www.hobbyfarms.com/get-the-most-out-of-your-seed-catalogs/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/get-the-most-out-of-your-seed-catalogs/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:00:07 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=1614 Seed Catalogs Can Be Your Guidebook to the Garden

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/get-the-most-out-of-your-seed-catalogs/feed/ 0 Meet the Idaho Pasture Pig: A Good Grazer https://www.hobbyfarms.com/breed-profile-meet-the-idaho-pasture-pig/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/breed-profile-meet-the-idaho-pasture-pig/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=86671 The Idaho Pasture Pig Matures at a Compact Size and Was Bred to Graze, Rather Than Root, When Kept on Pasture

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/breed-profile-meet-the-idaho-pasture-pig/feed/ 0 Eat To Live (Excerpt: “The Nourishing Asian Kitchen”) https://www.hobbyfarms.com/eat-to-live-excerpt-the-nourishing-asian-kitchen/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/eat-to-live-excerpt-the-nourishing-asian-kitchen/#respond Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:00:30 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=115594 In this excerpt from "The Nourishing Asian Kitchen," author Sophia Nguyen Eng shares how an encounter with "lunatic farming" inspired a family's health journey.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/eat-to-live-excerpt-the-nourishing-asian-kitchen/feed/ 0 All About Actinomycetes (Excerpt: “Microbe Science For Gardeners”) https://www.hobbyfarms.com/all-about-actinomycetes-excerpt-microbe-science-for-gardeners/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/all-about-actinomycetes-excerpt-microbe-science-for-gardeners/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 18:00:23 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=115475 In this excerpt from "Microbe Science for Gardeners," author Robert Pavlis digs into why soil smells good and if dirt really helps depression.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/all-about-actinomycetes-excerpt-microbe-science-for-gardeners/feed/ 0 Sheet Mulching (Excerpt, “Growing An Edible Landscape”) https://www.hobbyfarms.com/sheet-mulching-excerpt-growing-an-edible-landscape/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/sheet-mulching-excerpt-growing-an-edible-landscape/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:00:37 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=115401 In this excerpt from "Growing an Edible Landscape," authors Gary Pilarchik and Chiara D'Amore explore inexpensive, natural garden prep with sheet mulching.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/sheet-mulching-excerpt-growing-an-edible-landscape/feed/ 0 Challenge Of Irrigating In Winter (Excerpt, “The Winter Market Gardener”) https://www.hobbyfarms.com/challenge-of-irrigating-in-winter-excerpt-the-winter-market-gardener/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/challenge-of-irrigating-in-winter-excerpt-the-winter-market-gardener/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 18:00:57 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=115221 In this excerpt from "The Winter Market Gardener," authors Jean-Martin Fortier and Catherine Sylvestre explore irrigating winter garden crops.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/challenge-of-irrigating-in-winter-excerpt-the-winter-market-gardener/feed/ 0 5 Must-Do Garden Tasks For Growers In November https://www.hobbyfarms.com/5-must-do-garden-tasks-for-growers-in-november/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/5-must-do-garden-tasks-for-growers-in-november/#respond Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:00:08 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=114681 Resh Gala, author of Vegetable Gardening Made Easy, shares some simple tasks growers should do for their garden in the month of November.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/5-must-do-garden-tasks-for-growers-in-november/feed/ 0 Say Cheese! For Recent Reader Livestock Photos https://www.hobbyfarms.com/say-cheese-november-2023/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/say-cheese-november-2023/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 17:00:32 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=114191 These Say Cheese contenders include cuddly chicks, winsome goats, some super hammy pigs and more, so check out this photo roundup from Hobby Farms readers!

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/say-cheese-november-2023/feed/ 0 The Boreray Sheep Of Orkney (Excerpt, “The Lost Flock”) https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-boreray-sheep-of-orkney-excerpt-the-lost-flock/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-boreray-sheep-of-orkney-excerpt-the-lost-flock/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:00:34 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=113415 In this excerpt from "The Lost Flock," author Jane Cooper recounts adding Boreray sheep to her flock and the resulting first-ever Boreray birth in Orkney.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-boreray-sheep-of-orkney-excerpt-the-lost-flock/feed/ 0 Farm Storehouse: 6 Rugged Farm Boots To Try On For Size https://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-storehouse-6-rugged-farm-boots-to-try-on-for-size/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-storehouse-6-rugged-farm-boots-to-try-on-for-size/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:00:16 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=112935 These 6 farm boots—all rugged with unique design and functionality features—are designed to make your farm life work better!

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