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starting goat farming?

June 3, 2012 4 Comments

Image by acroamatic Question by : starting goat farming? Feel free to answer in the comment section below

Improve soil fertility in your food garden with a green manure crop

May 31, 2012 16 Comments

Learn how to grow your own fertiliser for your organic vegetable garden and orchard with a regular green manure crop. It is a totally natural way to greatly improve soil fertility, creating a productive and disease resistant organic food garden. This movie demonstrates the simple and very low cost process of using green manure crops. […]

Caring For Backyard Chickens In Winter

May 30, 2012 2 Comments

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Points to Ponder on Raising Meat Goats

May 28, 2012 No Comment

Image by Ed Yourdon (more details later, as time permits) *********************** On my way to dinner at a nearby sushi restaurant the other night, I stopped at a local playground to see if there was anything interesting to photograph. I found that a local community organizer, Darrin Dunn, had raised some contributions to provide uniform-style […]

Allotment Diary : A quick look at the vegetable plot & Polytunnel Winter Jan 12th

May 27, 2012 13 Comments

www.allotment-diary.co.uk Just a quick look at the vegetable plot in Winter. Not much growing but all the soil has been dug over and plenty of horse muck and compost added. With all the mild weather so far this Winter the things that are growing like the onions and garlic and brocolli are about 6 weeks […]

meat goats

May 26, 2012 No Comment

by acroamatic Article by asai meat goats – Business Search by Author, Title or Content Article ContentAuthor NameArticle Title Home Submit Articles Author Guidelines Publisher Guidelines Content Feeds RSS Feeds FAQ Contact Us A most important concern of responsible for goat expert producers is the introduction of diseases onto their property. Prevention is certainly the […]

I want backyard chickens but have dogs that could see them no matter where I put them….?

May 24, 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 Shannon B: I want backyard chickens but have dogs that could see them no matter where I put them….? Will the chickens be super stressed if 2 or 3 huskies can […]

Build Good Soil for Gardening : Commercial & Organic Fertilizer Basics

May 23, 2012 6 Comments

Hear how commercial and organic fertilizers work when used in soil; take care of your garden or lawn with the gardening tips on soil composition in these free videos. Expert: Travis Steglich Bio: Travis Steglich is the owner and operator of the Steglich Feed and Farm Supply Store. Filmmaker: MAKE | MEDIA

Dancing Cows?

May 22, 2012 24 Comments

Cows belong in fields. We have known it for a long time. And the cows agree! In March 2012, we visited a farm in the UK to film dairy cows being released from their indoor winter housing to their fresh pasture for spring and summer grazing. As you will see from the video, they could […]

Hoop House Update 3

May 22, 2012 2 Comments

This is the third monthly update on my hoop house in Mendocino, California, where cool, foggy summers make it impossible to grow hot weather vegetables outside. The hoop house continues to defeat all attempts of fog, coolness, and overcast days. All vegetables are thriving. Cucumbers aplenty, tomatoes and peppers ripening. Melons and eggplants on their […]