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The blog of The Orchard Project, a UK charity that supports community orchards and fruit growing in towns and cities. Useful for people wanting to plant or manage shared orchards. Community orchard know-how and fruit growing in urban areas.
ReportThe Backyard Poultry site, linked to the magazine of the same name, covering chicken keeping, breeds and care. Useful for small flock keepers. Chicken keeping articles for backyard flocks.
ReportThe chicken care section of Cackle Hatchery, a poultry hatchery, with guides for keeping chicks and hens. Useful for new chicken keepers ordering birds. Chicken care guides from a hatchery for raising chicks and hens.
ReportThe blog of Meyer Hatchery, a hatchery selling chicks and poultry supplies, with posts on raising chickens. Useful for beginners starting a flock. Starter advice for raising chicks and keeping backyard hens.
ReportA site about raising backyard chickens for eggs, with additional pages on ducks and guinea fowl. Useful for beginners raising small flocks. Backyard chicken keeping for eggs, with notes on ducks and guinea fowl.
ReportA page from The Cape Coop on whether backyard chickens suit a suburban yard, with guidance on getting started. Useful for first-time keepers. An introduction to keeping chickens in a suburban yard.
ReportA blog about chickens, their behavior, diseases, coops, equipment and books. Useful for people who want broad chicken keeping information. Wide-ranging chicken keeping topics, including coops, behavior and health.
ReportThe poultry section of Hobby Farms magazine, with articles on chicken breeds, feed and poultry practices. Useful for small farm and homestead keepers. Poultry articles on breeds and feed from a small farm magazine.
ReportA page from Chicken Whisperer Magazine, which covers backyard chicken keeping. Useful for urban and suburban flock keepers. Backyard chicken magazine coverage aimed at keepers of small flocks.
ReportA blog about being a suburban farmer, with posts about keeping chickens at home. Useful for suburban residents with backyard hens. Suburban chicken keeping told from personal experience.
ReportThe chicken section of Omlet's US blog, with answers on keeping chickens and coop products. Useful for owners of small backyard flocks. Chicken keeping answers and ideas from a coop and equipment maker.
ReportA beekeeping blog by a woman beekeeper sharing her hives and lessons for new keepers. Useful for new beekeepers. Beekeeping lessons for newcomers from a hands-on beekeeper.
ReportThe site of Illawarra Beekeepers, a beekeeping club based in Sutherland, Australia, offering swarm help and beginner courses. Useful for hobby beekeepers in the region. A local beekeeping club with beginner courses and swarm help.
ReportThe blog of the Beekeeping Today Podcast, which discusses beekeeping topics and interviews. Useful for beekeepers who like to listen and learn. Podcast notes and articles on beekeeping practice and news.
ReportA resource on native plants for Maryland, Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay region, helping gardeners choose natives. Useful for Mid-Atlantic gardeners. Native plant picks for Mid-Atlantic wildlife gardens.
ReportA blog about using North American native plants in residential landscapes in the Mid-Atlantic US. Useful for gardeners planning native plantings. First-hand experience using native plants in home landscapes.
ReportThe blog of Edge of the Woods Native Plant Nursery, a nursery that grows native plants. Useful for gardeners sourcing and learning about natives. Native plant information from a nursery that grows them.
ReportA blog about using Georgia native plants in gardens. Useful for gardeners in the southeastern US. Georgia native plant gardening notes.
ReportA garden blog about drought tolerant and native plants, written from a two-acre garden in Oregon where food is also grown. Useful for West Coast gardeners. Drought tolerant and native plants for West Coast gardens.
ReportThe articles section of Grow Organic, a retailer of organic gardening supplies, with guides on gardening skills and techniques. Useful for gardeners learning soil and seed basics. Organic gardening guides on soil and growing techniques.
ReportThe organic gardening section of Mother Earth News, with articles and advice for home gardening projects. Useful for gardeners looking for practical advice. Organic gardening articles with advice on soil, seeds and garden projects.
ReportThe blog of Organic Growers School, based near Asheville, North Carolina, with Q&A, growing tips and news. Useful for gardeners and small farmers. Organic growing tips from a nonprofit educational organization.
ReportThe blog of Austin Organic Gardeners, a Texas group that posts planting advice based on the lunar calendar. Useful for gardeners in central Texas. Local planting advice for central Texas organic gardeners.
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People, publications and resources we picked for each interest, each with its own casa to step inside.
250 crafted casitas, each with a personality you can make your own.
A shared little work cottage with a pencil chimney, a smiling coffee mug and a bell for good company.
A corner cafe on a little sidewalk tile, with two outdoor seats and a cat who knows your usual.
A brass telescope, a biscuit-shaped constellation and a curious keeper on a little stargazing island.
A letterpress cottage with a book roof, an overworked paper ghost and letters to deliver.