Angela Surber

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About Angela Surber

At Hobby Farms, we know that growing healthy food and maintaining a sustainable farm hold top priority in your life. Whether you�re getting your hands dirty in a city plot or on your land�s back 40, our do-it-yourself guides and tips from other small-scale farmers will provide the inspiration and support you need to start your next farm project from scratch.

Freeze Your Extra Garden Kale To Enjoy Later

Angela Surber18 Nov, 2022Other

Preserve tenacious garden kale in the freezer for winter enjoyment using this easy technique. Just blanch and freeze for longterm storage! Got kale? It?s one of the last remaining soldiers in my garden, along with Swiss chard, collard greens and leeks. Everything else died off from the hard frost we got a couple weeks ago here in Minnesota.

These 10 Crops Will Help You Improve Your Soil

Angela Surber17 Nov, 2022Other

You can (and should) plant smart to improve your soil quality, and these 10 crops will help you foster soil health through a variety of means. Wonderfully, one of the best methods for improving soil quality is using it to grow crops that enhance one or more of these attributes.

Plant A Tallgrass Prairie On Your Farm

Angela Surber16 Nov, 2022Business

Every farm has a spare bit of land, so why not convert these spaces into tallgrass prairie to support wildlife, grow edibles and enhance the ecosystem? There is always extra space on the farm, homestead or backyard for something other than vegetables and fruit. Why not consider a spot of prairie?

Consider A Heritage Breed Turkey This Thanksgiving

Angela Surber04 Nov, 2022Other

It?s early November as I write this, and my mind has turned from spooky skeletons and dancing ghosts to upcoming holiday feasts. And while plenty of garden produce will feature on this month?s Thanksgiving table, for many of us the holiday is largely a chance to enjoy some tasty turkey, roasted carefully to perfection and enjoyed around a table with family and friends.

This Family Lives & Loves Off-Grid Homesteading In Vermont

Angela Surber02 Nov, 2022Other

Teri Page never intended to be an off-grid homesteader, but she and her family now live (and love) their self-sustaining Vermont life. Love led Teri Page to her off-grid life. ?I wasn?t really on a track to be a homesteader at all,? she says. ?And then I met my (now) husband ? some of his experiences had led him to be interested in farming and homesteading, and he was going to Aprovecho, a sustainable-living skills education center in Oregon. They needed a gardener, and I wanted to live with him,? she says.

Protect Your Chickens Against These Common Predators

Angela Surber28 Oct, 2022Business

There are plenty of wild critters eager to make a meal out of your chickens, so get to know common predators and effective deterrents for each. The benefits of free-ranging a flock are vast and varied, with the overall outcome that birds kept outdoors 24/7?or at least for most of the day?are more active and healthier than their coop-kept counterparts. If you choose to completely free-range your fowl, they must have the ability to shelter under structures.

Cover Crop Your Garden For Obvious Benefits

Angela Surber27 Oct, 2022Other

A cover crop in your garden over the winter will protect biodiversity, soil structure and fertility in ways that are obvious and beneficial. Cover cropping is not that laborious or expensive for the home grower. Also, using some of the techniques we share here (I also offer courses on my educational platform, EcosystemU.com), home growers can cover crop affordably and effectively.

A Reader-Submitted Essay On Chicken Health

Angela Surber26 Oct, 2022Business

This 7th-grader provides some great pointers on keeping poultry, from maintaining cleanliness year-round to season-specific tips for poultry health. This article on chicken health and poultry care was written by 7th-grader Sedona O., whose teacher suggested she try to submit it somewhere!

Dress Yourself With Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes

Angela Surber21 Oct, 2022Other

Make your own salad dressing with a basic recipe formula for delectable homemade creations. And we've got a few recipes to get you started! The dressing is the final touch that gives a salad its identity. A soy-based dressing lends itself well to a salmon-topped spring mix salad. A berry dressing is a good match for a spinach salad loaded with goat cheese and candied nuts. Variety in your salad dressings can take a week?s worth of greens and transform them into a different meal each day.

Salt-Cured Egg Yolks Preserve Your Hens� Harvest

Angela Surber20 Oct, 2022Other

Salt-cured egg yolks preserve your layers' summer bounty for a umami-rich mealtime addition. Here's how to salt-cure egg yolks from your own coop! The dog days of summer are almost over. The harvest is becoming abundant. For many of us, that means preserving what the garden and coop provided. Salt-cured egg yolks, which we discuss below, keep your layers? eggs safe to eat while the hens enjoy a deserved winter break.