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Pumping water without electricity?

Image by ceresgreentech Floating foam rafts have small holes drilled out. Black seedling pots are then placed in to the holes. Photo: BOJUN CHISWELL Question by Jake M: Pumping water without electricity? Im building a greenhouse, and I want to put a Aquaponics system in it, but for the aquaponics I need a pump. I’m […]

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Worm farm, cricket farm, or convicts for a dovii treat?

Image by Andrea Marutti Inferno Question by ChrisWF: Worm farm, cricket farm, or convicts for a dovii treat? Well, I’ve got extra tanks that I want to do something with. I have convicts in 1, they’re the last batch of convicts I have, but they’re all very weird as they were inbred and probably have […]

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Homemade Wind Generator – Learn How Wind Power Works

www.solarenergyformyhome.com In this video we demonstrate three different types of home made electricity wind generators. If you are looking for information about wind generators and wing energy, then I highly recommend you to check out that website. There you can find articles, step-by-step guides, pictures and schematics that will show you how everything is done. […]

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When to plant winter rye?

Image by anemoneprojectors (no internet at the moment) Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), a type of cover crop, not native to the UK. I spotted a large patch on fields near to Walkern, Hertfordshire, on 21 May 2011. Question by : When to plant winter rye? I want to plant a cover crop for my garden in […]

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Where to find goat milk based formula?

Image by HowardLake St Helen’s Farm, the UK’s leading goats’ milk supplier, is lending support to the charity Self Help Africa with a special fundraising carton. www.fundraising.co.uk/news/2009/09/06/goats-milk-company-… Question by Hank: Where to find goat milk based formula? Does anyone know of any retailer that sells goat milk based baby formula? If not, any websites? Thanks. […]

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Question by Ronni: what is a sustainable agriculture and why is it important? Add your own answer in the comments!

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Building a Cold Frame

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Building a Cold Frame

Here’s a brief overview on how we built our cold frame to help extend our growing season. Typically ND growing season is end of May to beginning of September. We’re hoping the cold frame will extend our season by another 2 months. A cold frame can be built out of salvaged windows with very minimal […]

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there is an almost microscopic red bug on my bed?

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! I think it’s a Tersa Sphinx caterpillar: www.duke.edu/~jspippen/naturephotos/tersa-sphinx.htm Question […]

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Question by glennswife: I am looking for someone to give advice on raising goats? We are going to start raising goats & I need to learn more about them. I was hoping someone could help me. What do you think? Answer below!

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can a bearded dragon digest bees. I took my bearded dragon out to a stream and he ate a bunch of them.?

Image by wallyg Barneys New York’s 2009 Holiday window display, Have a Witty Holiday, was inspired by the 35th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. The windows, designed by Simon Doonan, featured tableaux of memorable moments, depicted with paper-mâché caricatures, from the show. Barneys New York was founded in 1923 when Barney Pressman opened his first […]

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