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John, square foot gardens, pt. 1: Central Texas Gardener

June 11, 2012 No Comment

All you need is a few square feet to grow a garden full of vegetables and flowers. John Dromgoole from The Natural Gardener gets you started with Mel Bartholomews square foot garden technique with soil formula, square foot grids, and how to grow vertically in a small space.

Where do all the turkey eggs go at turkeuy farm? And do not tell me they do not lay eggs or they do not lay eI?

June 9, 2012 5 Comments

Question by femslave: Where do all the turkey eggs go at turkeuy farm? And do not tell me they do not lay eggs or they do not lay eI? Do not tell me turkeys do not lay eggs,or they do not lay eggs as often as chickens. I raised turkeys and we had eggs everyday. […]

Why do flying bugs do odd things to my cat?

June 7, 2012 3 Comments

Image by mlhradio Berclair School, Bee County, Texas. In an open field in front of the Berclair Mansion sits an abandoned schoolhouse, filled with faded and broken memories of decades past. If there is one thing I have learned about Texas, it’s that Texas is filled with abandoned schoolhouses. I’ve run across all sorts of […]

Have you heard of a chicken leash?

June 7, 2012 3 Comments

Image by caffeina Question by : Have you heard of a chicken leash? chickens need to free range in urban city backyard. worried about them running / flying away and getting eaten by cats/dogs/cars . so two options: 1) clipping wings – but can still run away 2) chicken leash. use a chicken leg ring […]

Our Classroom Worm Farm

June 6, 2012 No Comment

First Grade students created a worm farm. The worms will make castings (worm poop) and then the kids will use the casting to plant a garden.

Balcony Composting in a 5-Gallon Bucket

June 4, 2012 9 Comments

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Get smooth and supple skin with goat’s Milk

June 3, 2012 No Comment

by kalebdf Article by johnmak Get smooth and supple skin with goat’s Milk – Food – Recipes Search by Author, Title or Content Article ContentAuthor NameArticle Title Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us Goat’s milk is getting quite popular in the skin health industry today. It has […]

The Natural way of growing big vegetables! gardening

June 2, 2012 25 Comments

Organic Gardening, Beekeeping and Seed Swapping Network workwithnature-info.webs.com On how to grow a big pumpkin see: workwithnature.hubpages.com Learn how to grow giant vegetables. Using only natural growing systems. This system is more than just organic gardening, it takes nature as it’s example and duplicates her way of growing plants. gardening mycorrhizal fungi

Farmer Joel Salatin “Folks This Ain’t Normal”

June 2, 2012 No Comment

Joel Salatin, Virginia farmer, speaks at Black Hog Farm in Palatka, FL on 4/22/2012. Mr. Salatin has authored nine books, most recently Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World.

Is raising a duck by itself bad?

May 31, 2012 2 Comments

Question by Cloud Hugger: Is raising a duck by itself bad? We already have 3 ducks and like 13 chickens that are all full grown but my duck died so I’m thinking of getting another baby duck to raise. I don’t know if this is a bad idea because I’m wondering if it will mess […]