Melissa Schneider didn’t set out to become a shepherdess. She left Los Angeles looking for something quieter. A life with a slower rhythm, a life closer to the ground. What she found on her Maine farm, Casa Portal, was a small herd of sheep and a much older story to st...

North American farms can still start seeds this month, no matter where. Having a good April seed-starting plan will eventually provide harvests for market or food for the people on the farm. The most important factors to consider are the local climate and the time required to grow the crop in question. 

In hot areas, tomatoes and peppers may already be in the grou...

There are multiple ways to kill cover crop plantings, each best suited to the specific crop grown and the local climate. While farmers can always use the seed packet to tell them when to terminate, there are nuances in timing and method to con...

You may already know about the most common form of interseeding, which often occurs in corn fields. Farmers who manage what were once massive monocrops of corn have begun to interplant various cover crops to feed livestock, provide additional revenue sources, attract pollinators, or add nutrients to the soil.

This practice is also useful for small farms to be...