Category: Homesteading
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A Ten Year Plan for the Farm
With brutally cold temperatures this week, there’s not too much going on at the farm, which gives us time to reflect on long term goals. What might things look like 10 years from now, and what are we doing right now to work towards that goal? I should emphasize up front that the title of…
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How We Make Compost (And How You Can Too)
People often ask us “what makes the dirt so good?”, and while the answer is admittedly complex, one of the first things we always say is “well, we use a lot of compost, for one”. Its true, compost is a foundational aspect of our soil management strategy. Before planting almost anything in our garden, we…
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Why I Love Baking Bread at Home
Here at Good Dirt Farm, we enjoy baking a variety of homemade breads from sourdough to enriched sweet breads and more
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Our Tractor Has Two Wheels
When you think about farming, what are some visuals that come to mind? Overalls? Maybe a big red barn with a silo and some rolling hills behind? My guess is that one of the first images that comes to mind is a tractor. To be fair, tractors are ubiquitous in conventional agriculture, ranging from a…