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Is it bad for my dog to drink goats milk?

March 4, 2013 6 Comments

Question by Nicks: Is it bad for my dog to drink goats milk? My mastiff just gave birth to 11 healthy puppies, except she doesn’t have enought teats to feed them so we’ve been giving them goat’s milk. Is it bad for her to drink goat’s milk as well? What do you think? Answer below!

The Wine Down – The Ag Biz- McGrath Family Farms (Phil McGrath)

March 4, 2013 No Comment

EPISODE SYNOPISIS This week on The Wine Down Sonja and Brandon are joined by Phil McGrath of McGrath family farms to discuss the world of farming and agriculture. Phil explains his family history, when/why he transitioned to organic farming and the importance of fresh,local and seasonal produce. A few video segments highlight McGrath farms and […]

Board Game Review: Homesteaders

February 24, 2013 2 Comments

Homesteaders is a family board game where you get to build settlements, towns, and cities in the Old West by carefully managing your resources. And since resources are scarce in the Old West and land is given away only through auctions, you’ve got your work cut out for you. www.TheBoardGameFamily.com

Can you eat meat and dairy together if your are 100% the milk and meat are not from mother and child?

February 23, 2013 5 Comments

Question by youngandfly: Can you eat meat and dairy together if your are 100% the milk and meat are not from mother and child? In regard to Kashrut (Jewish Diet Laws) and seething the kid in its mother’s milk if your are 100% positive ie ( you milk one of the animals yourself and that […]

Donna’s Square Foot Garden Part 39

February 23, 2013 19 Comments

Learned something new about brocolli!

How do you clone chickens to be hatched without beaks or talons?

February 23, 2013 3 Comments

Image by Eileen Delhi In a Gurunsi village, near Burkina Faso border with Ghana. Question by RYAN B: How do you clone chickens to be hatched without beaks or talons? Also, is it safe to feed the living chickens the ones that don’t make it? Good source of protein? Will the chickens still be delicious? […]

What is a good southern chicken recipe?

February 22, 2013 5 Comments

Image by Benimoto More than the turkey-tail, the cute foot feathers impressed me. Question by Ali: What is a good southern chicken recipe? I am planning a surprise dinner for my boyfriend. Can anyone give me a good recipe for Southern style chicken?. Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Colony Collapse Disorder = Bee Stress

February 19, 2013 25 Comments

www.permies.com Colony Collapse Disorder solved. Well, I guess it’s been solved all along. The organic beekeepers experienced little, if any colony collapse disorder. Happy bees. Jacqueline Freeman is the author of an upcoming book “Bees, the OTHER Way”. She points out the different strategies that conventional bee keepers might try to save their hives from […]

PART 3 FINAL TROUGH MIRROR Parabolic Parabola Reflector Solar Water Heater

February 18, 2013 25 Comments

This is Part 3 the final part of the series. Next we add pipe to heat water and expand air.

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February 17, 2013 No Comment

Bottle feeding our calf Hope at just over 2 months. He loves his bottle. Look at him wag his tail. He actually is starting to think about liking calf starter! Weaning starts soon.