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How A Traditional Wine Barrel Is Made

September 19, 2012 25 Comments

A glimspe at how two skillful coopers transform planks of wood into a traditional wine barrel.

Square foot gardening Week 8

September 16, 2012 1 Comment

Square foot gardening week 8 growth

What should I feed week-old baby chickens?

September 16, 2012 4 Comments

Image by terriem Question by me, myself, and I: What should I feed week-old baby chickens? Right now, all I’ve been feeding them is ground chicken feed (pretty much unlimited). The first few days, I tried giving them cut-up boiled eggs, but they didn’t seem to eat it. Now they are about ten days old. […]

Can anyone figure out what the honey in this story represents?

September 16, 2012 3 Comments

Image by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Familiar faces vie for table tennis glory The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and URS Corporation have held ping pong leagues for several years and ultimately hold a championship tournament on the seventh-floor patio of their downtown Los Angeles office building. This […]

International Permaculture Day 2012 (Tampa, FL USA): Tom Carroll Returning to Holistic design

September 14, 2012 No Comment

International Permaculture Day 2012 (Tampa, FL USA):The Shift to Permaculture: Returning to Holistic Tom Carroll speaks about how we can create a holistic vision of our land. Returning to understanding that we are apart of this Earth and the interconnectness of systems holistic thinking.

I am getting 2-6 Nigerian Dwarf goats and need all the info. I can get before I purchase them. HELP!!!?

September 13, 2012 2 Comments

Image by Manchester Library Question by Alexis A: I am getting 2-6 Nigerian Dwarf goats and need all the info. I can get before I purchase them. HELP!!!? How much land do I need almost exactly? What is the best thing to feed them? If they are female dairy goats, do I have to milk […]

Dog Waste Compost

September 12, 2012 No Comment

Recently my wife and I found a plan for creating a dog waste compost system. We have two 60 pound dogs that generate a lot of waste and we began to wonder if there was a way to compost their waste instead of throw it into the garbage. American dogs and cats generate 10 million […]

When somebody says “Hey, wuts good” or “What’s poppin, Bee”, how should I respond?

September 11, 2012 19 Comments

Image by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Familiar faces vie for table tennis glory The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and URS Corporation have held ping pong leagues for several years and ultimately hold a championship tournament on the seventh-floor patio of their downtown Los Angeles office building. This […]

Has anyone seen the TV advertisement for home solar power that touts “it could be free” and has 42 in its site

September 9, 2012 3 Comments

Image by Dept of Energy Solar Decathlon Team Spain’s solar-powered home glows at night during the lighting contest at the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in the Washington, D.C., Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. (Photo by Stefano Paltera/US Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon) Question by dpobyc: Has anyone seen the TV […]

Benefits Of Composting – Why Use Compost In Your Organic Garden?

September 8, 2012 4 Comments

www.smilinggardener.com There are many benefits of composting and using it in your organic garden. Compost is organic matter that has been broken down my microorganisms. We add compost to our soil to quickly increase the number and diversity of these microbes and small animals, organic matter content, and nutrients in our soil.