If you jump into hobby farming with both feet, there's a good chance you'll feel overwhelmed with the care of three or four species of animals that are new to you, plus managing a garden and trying to ...

A hobby farm can provide its owner with hours of enjoyment tending to livestock and harvesting crops. The farm can also create hours of frustration when tax season comes around and it is time to file ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Phil Jacobs was just a teenager when his parents bought a scenic Kentucky farm with hayfields, forests, creeks, trails and a view of the Ohio River. Decades later, he still spent ...

Most evenings, Gary Mithoefer can be found at the end of a long gravel driveway off a busy highway, tending two garden plots filled with white sweet potatoes, squash, cabbages and a dozen other ...

Among the unique hobby farm animals, pygmy goats are a friendly breed that makes an excellent pet for a constant supply of fresh milk. These diminutive goats, often considered a popular breed, offer a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is for lovers and for hobby farmers, ranking as the 3rd-best U.S. state for casual farming in a study from Lawn Love. The Commonwealth came out on top in Lawn Love’s ...

With the increasing number of people entering the food movement and selling produce and craft foods, determining if one qualifies as a farm is important to understand. The term “farm” includes stock, ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — On a hobby farm between St. Cloud and Cold Spring, around 500 lilac bushes are in bloom. Fortunately, those Memorial Day storms left them relatively unharmed, still, the annual ...

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