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Bees and Beekeeping for Honey in Your Backyard

February 4, 2013 2 Comments

Presented by Fernie Ecogarden:Backyard Barnyard Bees and beekeeping for honey in your backyard. Featuring: Rick Kennedy, beekeeper Fernie Mountain Honey

Over 70 Minerals & Trace Elements – Azomite – Full Spectrum Mineral Fertilizer

February 4, 2013 25 Comments

Organic does not mean the food is nutritious. Organic just means it was grown without large amounts of chemicals. Most organic food you buy at the grocery store is no more nutrient rich than the cheaper non-organic produce. Plants cannot manufacture minerals… those have to come from the soil. A plant that it typically high […]

Parents: What’s the minimum temperature you let your children go out barefoot?

February 1, 2013 8 Comments

Question by icnu: Parents: What’s the minimum temperature you let your children go out barefoot? Either because they want to go barefoot or you want to encourage them because you know it’s good for them? (Or even forcing them against their will? I hope not the latter, it should be a personal choice still.) I […]

where can you adopt a turkey in the UK?

February 1, 2013 6 Comments

Question by me: where can you adopt a turkey in the UK? I’ve found loads of farm adoptions, but not for turkeys? There’s only a few I’ve found in the US which is a bit far out! Add your own answer in the comments!

Getting YOUR Homestead.wmv

January 31, 2013 8 Comments

Thinking about homesteading in Alaska? Here’s some points you need to consider: State Land Programs, Location, Neighbors, Access, and much more is detailed in this video.

Does anybody have some ideas to bring in additional income to a farm in Maine?

January 30, 2013 8 Comments

Image by Vietnam Plants & America plants Chụp hình ở thị xã Gò Công, thuộc tỉnh Tiền Giang, miền Nam Vietnam. Taken in Gò Công little town, Tiền Giang province, South Vietnam. Vietnamese named : Dã Quỳ, Cúc Quỳ, Sơn Quỳ, Quỳ dại, Hướng Dương dại, Hướng Dương Mexico, Cúc Nitobe . English names : […]

Why don’t parents talk about sex and violence to their kids?

January 28, 2013 5 Comments

Image by Vietnam Plants & America plants Chụp hình ở thị xã Gò Công, thuộc tỉnh Tiền Giang, miền Nam Vietnam. Taken in Gò Công little town, Tiền Giang province, South Vietnam. Vietnamese named : Dã Quỳ, Cúc Quỳ, Sơn Quỳ, Quỳ dại, Hướng Dương dại, Hướng Dương Mexico, Cúc Nitobe . English names : […]

What are good sources of protein for vegetarian?

January 27, 2013 8 Comments

Question by Caprice: What are good sources of protein for vegetarian? I won’t to know what foods are a good source of protein. But the big thing is that I am a vegetarian and as well I am not able to eat any dairy products. As well I am allergic to all kinds of nuts […]

Planting Watermelons

January 24, 2013 No Comment

www.survivalistboards.com Planting some watermelons with horse manure as fertilizer. The manure acts as a slow release fertilizer. watermelons water melons garden home gardening organic food

Where/How is geometry used in nature?

January 24, 2013 1 Comment

Image by wallygrom A pair of Lily Beetles enjoying a warm summer evening … 🙂 From Wikipedia – The scarlet lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii), or red / leaf lily beetle, is a leaf beetle that eats the leaves, stem, buds and flower of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae. They mainly lay […]