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If i were to do Organic Farming in my garden (Flowers , small fruits on small scale) how can I control pests?

February 7, 2012 6 Comments

Image by sandy kemsley Question by gokul s: If i were to do Organic Farming in my garden (Flowers , small fruits on small scale) how can I control pests? I do not want to use chemical fertilisers . good sites required. no chemical pesticides Add your own answer in the comments!

why are there worms in my bed?

February 7, 2012 8 Comments

Image by Jessica Whittle Photography Found this guy in the parking lot at the vet today. I was afraid he was going to get hurt so I relocated him back to the flower bed. He was the coolest worm I’ve ever seen and actually quite large! (Straight out of the camera, not even a crop!) […]

How to make a cheap vegetable garden?

February 7, 2012 7 Comments

Question by curious renter: How to make a cheap vegetable garden? I would like to make a small above ground vegetable garden to grow things like carrots, tomatos, and peas. What would be a good (cheap) way to get started with this? Thanks! Give your answer to this question below!

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF ORGANIC WASTES IN SUB-SOILS TO GLOBAL WARMING?

February 6, 2012 2 Comments

Image by Elle-Epp The plaque below this globe reads: "A Plant Based Diet A new UN report stays that nearly half of the water and 80 percent of the agricultural land in the United States are used to raise animals for food. Livestock production is also responsible for almost a fifth of global warming emissions […]

how do i apply government grants,good website ?

February 5, 2012 2 Comments

Image by ceresgreentech Building the growbeds: water from the fish tanks will flow down through these beds to an overflow tank, and then then be pumped back to the fish tanks. Photo: JAC PRICE PHOTOGRAPHY Question by : how do i apply government grants,good website ? I want to set up a,free homeless greenhouse using […]

what is seamanship and oceanographic relating to aquaculture and fishery technology.

February 4, 2012 1 Comment

Image by lsgcp Question by efesonx2001: what is seamanship and oceanographic relating to aquaculture and fishery technology. relating to aquaculture Add your own answer in the comments!

Are you allowed to have “backyard chickens” in Bloomington, MN? (+info on chickens/chicks)?

February 2, 2012 2 Comments

Image by chrisdat Processing 280 Chickens – Cornish Cross & Red Bros at Pete and Jen Backyard Bird’s Mobile Poultry Processing Unit Question by cutiepie1112: Are you allowed to have “backyard chickens” in Bloomington, MN? (+info on chickens/chicks)? I need to know if I can keep chickens I cannot find this Information anywhere. I need […]

What can you feed chickens, what cant you feed chickens?

February 1, 2012 6 Comments

Image by LollyKnit Kris and I joined our friends Aaron and Melissa for dinner last night. We fed their neighbor’s chickens our scraps. Question by : What can you feed chickens, what cant you feed chickens? we bought 16week old chickens, and what can you feed them/ what cant you feed them? Can you help? […]

Homesteading Update

January 30, 2012 17 Comments

Here are some of the developments on our homestead this winter.

How to Raise Goats For Profit and Avoid the Pitfalls

January 29, 2012 No Comment

Image by Jin Aili more goats – the pens are for the "zero-grazing" method of raising goats, to avoid environmental degradation by davosmith Article by Ted Allen Goat farming can be a very profitable business when handled properly. Worldwide, farmers are adding goats to the list of animals they take care of because goats are […]