Notebooks may be the proven way to track farm data, but you can manage your whole farm right from your phone with handy apps like these! The post 4 Apps To Help Manage The Farm From Your Phone appeared first…
Sometimes, the most useful tool a farmer can have isn’t a powerful machine or a tried-and-true hand tool. It’s meticulous farm recordkeeping. The post Recordkeeping Is A Useful Tool On The Hobby Farm appeared first on Hobby Farms.
Put your garden to work over winter by planting a cover crop this fall. Covering the soil with plants that are turned into the soil or smothered and allowed to decompose in spring provides many benefits. Fall-planted cover crops protect…
Fall is a great time to be in your family yard. “Our yards are giving us ways to keep living,” says Kris Kiser, president of the TurfMutt Foundation. “Your backyard can help you stay active and thrive. It’s where you…
The woolly, low-maintenance Mangalitsa pig provides succulent meat for a small farm. Here’s what you need to know to start raising these heritage hogs. The post The Mangalitsa Pig May Be The Perfect Porker appeared first on Hobby Farms.
In this ongoing look at the basics of feeding cattle, we turn our attention to energy: what it means, what delivers this component and providing it to your herd. The post Cattle Feeding Basics: Evaluate Your Energy appeared first on…
As summer draws to a close, it’s time to think about the cold season and getting the garden ready for winter. Here are a few ways to get your growing space winter-ready. The post Putting Your Garden To Sleep For…
Embrace apple season and the healing power of nature with this apple tea recipe from “The Green Witch’s Guide to Magical Plants and Flowers.” The post Recipe: Welcome Fall & Embrace Nature With Some Apple Tea appeared first on Hobby…
Alison Cooksey from the Bay Area-based gardening adventure she calls Cooksey Farms tells us about potato cucumbers and seed starting experiments. The post Cooksey Farms Is About Gardening With Gratitude appeared first on Hobby Farms.
Longtime West Sound community and business leader Helen Langer Smith died on July 23, 2023, at age 94. Her 70-year tenure on Kitsap Bank’s Olympic Bancorp Board of Directors until her death makes her one of the longest-ever serving bank…
