Hobby Farms - March/April 2012 - Volume 12 - Number 2

Features
36 Tooling Around in the Garden
Gear up for gardening season with 10 must-have tools that fit the tasks on your to-do list.
by Jessica Walliser

44 The Tip of the Iceberg
Don’t let iceberg’s popularity fool you into thinking it’s the only green that helps you earn green. Discover 12 lettuce varieties you shouldn’t head to market (or to the dinner table) without.
by Jessica Walliser



54 Layer by Layer
Get eight tips for keeping your laying hens in top condition and producing abundant eggs.
by Audrey Pavia

62 Pastured Makes Perfect
Learn how three farms joined forces to save money and increase efficiency with a cooperative poultry business.
by Beth Probst

Columns
20 Buying the Farm
Sue Weaver

24 Livestock Q&A
Compiled by Sharon Biggs Waller with Dr. Lyle G. McNeal

30 Farm Garden
Jessica Walliser

68 How Do I ...
Build a Chicken Tractor
Rhoda Peacher

76 Farm to Table
Spring Veggies
Michelle Bender

78 Tools of the Trade Tillers
Jim Ruen

Departments
4 Notes from the Porch
6 Reader Mail
8 Reader Resumé
10 Happenings
16 HobbyFarms.com
18 Say Cheese!
81 Reader Service Index
82 Marketplace
94 Gallery
98 Livestock Directory
100 Classified Advertising
103 Farmers’ Market
104 10 Minutes With ...Temple Grandin

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