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The Yield: All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin
While the earth remaineth, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. Genesis 8:22 KJV
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Ace of Spades: Who knew the plants would get so much snow cover this winter?
It's never too early to start thinking about this year's yard and garden.
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The Outdoors: This has been a rough winter for farmland wildlife
One only has to glance out the car window while driving across southern Minnesota to understand the kind of challenges Minnesota’s farmland wildlife are facing this winter.
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The Back Roads: A purpose-driven question — What on Earth am I here for?
Who am I? People need to know their identity and often introduce themselves through their identity: I’m a housewife, a farmer, a mother, grandfather, businesswoman, etc.
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Ace of Spades: Don’t believe the hype; stay away from Zoysia seed
Soon there will be advertising out claiming that this grass grows well in Minnesota. Beware: Don’t buy or even think about growing this type of grass in the Midwest.
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Cookbook Corner: ‘FARMfood’ cookbook an informative, hilarious feast
What do you get when you take a Midwestern boy, turn him into a famous East Coast chef, and then return him to his homeland and give him free rein? You get chef Daniel Orr, a Bloomington, Ind., native who thought working in a kitchen was “a lot more fun than getting your eyes sliced open while detasseling corn.”
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The Bookworm Sez: ‘Dead Renegade’ a mystery to really sink your teeth into
The pain woke you up at about 3 a.m., screeching from your jaw all the way to the top of your head like an icicle straight through your cranium.
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The Outdoors: Waseca man lands 6.26-pound walleye to win contest
At noon, at the sound of a shotgun, some 12,000 lines went simultaneously into the water. “You can imagine being a scuba diver down there and seeing 12,000 little minnows coming down at the same time.”
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Submit a recipe for The Land's new cookbook!
The Land is preparing Volume III of its popular cookbook, and we're inviting you to submit YOUR favorites
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The Yield: Rejoicing in the snow, despite foiled family plans
The snow was very wet and heavy. My back began to ache. I hoped Stan was doing OK. I watched him driving the lawn tractor, which had been outfitted with a snow thrower. He was white from head to foot. The cold caused his face to get very red.
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