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Agriculture
Live by the Water? Prevent Algae Blooms with Lake-Friendly Lawn Care
Those fortunate enough to live by a shoreline have inherited a special responsibility along with spectacular views: Your landscaping habits can either help your gorgeous waterway — or harm it. Summer has become algae outbreak season, with the thick scum coating the surface of lakes, rivers and ponds — and […]
Friable Loam: The Ideal Lawn Soil and How to Get It
Dirt is dirt, right? It gets under your nails, it gets tracked into your house and it creates a lot of laundry if you have young children. Most people don’t give topsoil a second thought other than to grumble about the mess it makes. But your soil deserves respect. It […]
Farmer’s Dozen: The 12 States With the Most Organic Farms
Written by John Egan With a nickname like the Green Mountain State, it’s fitting that Vermont has cultivated a sizable presence in organic farming. A LawnStarter review of data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows Vermont leads the country for the number of organic-certified farms per 100,000 residents. […]
Plowing Into 2017: The Top 50 Farming and Agriculture Blogs
Editor’s note: Thank you to all the members of the farming and agriculture community. We appreciate the hard work that you do. If you have any feedback for us, we’d love to hear from you. Finding the Top Farming and Agriculture Blogs There are thousands of incredible bloggers who share […]