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What zoning classification do you need to raise chickens and goats?

Image by Kristin Brenemen This is Joe. He’s some far-flung relative I hear. These are two 4-week-old orphan goats that they’re raising. Baby goats bleat often and endearingly. Question by Kate: What zoning classification do you need to raise chickens and goats? We live in Albuquerque and are thinking of moving out of town. We’d […]

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What are some careers in the agricultural business?

Image by uniteddiversity Question by Jen: What are some careers in the agricultural business? I’d love to be an organic farmer, but unfortunately, pay is quite low and hours are very long. I’m currently a nutrition major and plant science minor in college. I would love to work in the organic agriculture field/organic foods in […]

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Urban Permaculture

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Urban Permaculture

Featuring: Kevin Bayuk Sasha Tyshler Rachel Bigby Ashley Wolf David Glober Film By: Hannah Alvarez Ren Dodge Megan Lehn Emma Uribe Alex Wink Young & Fast Outta my Hair by Frankie Boots Urban Permaculture with Kevin Bayuk Thanks to : The San Francisco Urban Permaculture Guild Kevin Bayuk Kenn Burrows School of Holistic Health San […]

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Where to find good chicken coop building tutorials?

Image by Moosicorn Building our chicken coop. Moosicorn Ranch is an experiment in sustainable living www.moosicorn.com Question by Bau: Where to find good chicken coop building tutorials? Hehe, my hens are going to lay eggs. I thought it’s necessary to build a chicken coop and collect eggs easily. Do u have any recommendation? Add your […]

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can I build a farm on retail zoned land in los angeles?

Image by nicmcc Question by Travis Hoggatt: can I build a farm on retail zoned land in los angeles? I am looking to build an aquaponics farm in los angeles. The lot is just under 100,000 square feet, and is zoned for retail. If it is necessary, how difficult is to get a lot re-zoned? […]

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Worm on my new bed help?

Image by Shandchem Cross-bedding in a Carboniferous sandstone layer at St Monans in Fife. The vertical structures in the light layer looks like fossilised worm burrows which are common in certain layers in this area. These are approximately 350 to 300 million years old. Giant ferns in this area formed the Carboniferous coal deposits found […]

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Raising Ducks and Chickens?

Image by litlnemo (Found in a box with a bunch of old photos.) Every spring a mama duck would raise her ducklings in the courtyard at Nathan Hale High School and we could see them frequently from German class. This is probably spring 1981 or 82. Question by dvdclarke: Raising Ducks and Chickens? How are […]

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Growing Tomatoes from garbage

click on rotheraine.com to see full video of composting materials for this special biodynamic (angelic engineered) tomato seed strain. This video demonstrates biodynamic composting and gardening techniques to produce huge tomato plants that utilize nothing but organic household scraps. Biodynamic agriculture, biodynamic gardening, and biodynamic farming show that heavenly energy creates superior biodynamic tomatoes and […]

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Is it too late in the season to start beekeeping? I live in Oklahoma?

Image by Salim Virji Beekeeping in Alphabet City Question by Green is the new RED!: Is it too late in the season to start beekeeping? I live in Oklahoma? My biggest concern is that I am looking at the first part of June to get the hive/equipment & bees. I am afraid they will not […]

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How can you tell if you need to replace your garden soil?

Image by clattermonger Night shots of the flower beds finally filled with soil. I couldn’t wait till the morning to take photos of them. Question by Luv to cook: How can you tell if you need to replace your garden soil? A while back we had a freeze and some of the plants in the […]

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