Amy Grisak, Author at Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com/author/amy-grisak/ Rural Living for Pleasure and Profit Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:42:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://img.hobbyfarms.com/favicon.ico Amy Grisak, Author at Hobby Farms https://www.hobbyfarms.com/author/amy-grisak/ 32 32 How to Build a Basement Root Cellar https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-build-a-root-cellar-in-your-basement/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-to-build-a-root-cellar-in-your-basement/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:06 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=1507 No place for a traditional root cellar? Build a cold-storage area in your basement to enjoy fresh root vegetables all winter long.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/how-free-range-chickens-benefit-your-soil-5/feed/ 1 The Business Of Beekeeping At Montana’s Smoot Honey Co. https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-business-of-beekeeping-at-montanas-smoot-honey/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-business-of-beekeeping-at-montanas-smoot-honey/#respond Wed, 11 May 2022 11:00:21 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=98445 Montana’s Smoot Honey Co. upholds a sweet beekeeping tradition with an efficiency that would make any honeybee queen proud.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/the-business-of-beekeeping-at-montanas-smoot-honey/feed/ 0 Chickens Can Bring Big Benefits To The Garden https://www.hobbyfarms.com/chickens-can-bring-big-benefits-to-the-garden/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/chickens-can-bring-big-benefits-to-the-garden/#respond Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=87930 Used correctly, chickens can turn soil, eliminate weeds and pests, fertilize and more in your garden or growing space. Here are some tips for gardening with chickens.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/chickens-can-bring-big-benefits-to-the-garden/feed/ 0 At Blue Truck Bread, Ancient Grains & Sourdough Fuel The Farm https://www.hobbyfarms.com/ancient-grains-sourdough-bread-blue-truck/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/ancient-grains-sourdough-bread-blue-truck/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2021 18:00:33 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=80627 Jacob and Courtney Cowgill started as vegetable farmers, but circumstances led them to ancient grains and sourdough bread. Today, the couple are proud owners of Blue Truck Bread.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/solar-powered-chicken-coop/feed/ 0 Meet Montana Brand Inspector Paul Johnson https://www.hobbyfarms.com/meet-montana-brand-inspector-paul-johnson/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/meet-montana-brand-inspector-paul-johnson/#respond Mon, 23 Dec 2019 18:00:49 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=67075 As a brand inspector, Paul Johnson never knows what his day will hold. Read about his goat-wrangling, cattle-chasing career in the Big Sky Country.

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]]> https://www.hobbyfarms.com/meet-montana-brand-inspector-paul-johnson/feed/ 0 An Old World Wonder: Visiting Jacobs Heritage Farm https://www.hobbyfarms.com/an-old-world-wonder-visiting-jacobs-heritage-farm/ https://www.hobbyfarms.com/an-old-world-wonder-visiting-jacobs-heritage-farm/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:00:12 +0000 https://www.hobbyfarms.com/?p=66955 Jacobs Heritage Farm is the place to find exceptional honey, eggs, meat and more, with a nod to times and places gone by.

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