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Canning Ham With a Pressure Canner

February 24, 2013 11 Comments

Preserving cubed ham by using a pressure canner. All low-acid foods MUST be canned this way.

Building a Raised Bed / Rabbit Hutch Part 1

February 22, 2013 15 Comments

Part 1 of 3 . Me building a Raised bed topped rabbit hutch for my urban farm.

The NFL Gets Down with Dairy

February 21, 2013 8 Comments

Patriot Wide Receiver Deion Branch tries to one-up Tom Brady by Milking a Cow. Deion Branch and Ripley the Cow created a special friendship in a viral video to provide educational information about natural and lactose free milk to many Americans.

My urban neighbor just acquired a very loud and culturally proud rooster. How should my outrage manifest?

February 20, 2013 9 Comments

Question by I’m so, so sorry: My urban neighbor just acquired a very loud and culturally proud rooster. How should my outrage manifest? Should I march over to my neighbor’s house and demand an early Thanksgiving? Should I make a Youtube videos after I haz cheeseburgers? And what should I wear for this event? Red […]

Highgrove: Discover its sustainable secrets

February 18, 2013 No Comment

Highgrove is The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s family home in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. The house and its garden are run in an environmentally sustainable way, including an organic gardening system. The garden is open from April to October. For further information, please visit www.highgrovegardens.com http

would anyone help me figure out the difference percenage between Min and NC according to the question?

February 16, 2013 1 Comment

Image by BioDivLibrary Turkey raising New York,Orange Judd publishing company; [etc., etc.]1922. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19954553 Question by Durham: would anyone help me figure out the difference percenage between Min and NC according to the question? Min raised 44 million turkeys each year whereas NC raised about 43 milllion turkeys.Minnesota raised a much greater number of turkeys than […]

Is the invention of a solar powered train possible?

February 16, 2013 6 Comments

Image by Dept of Energy Solar Decathlon Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) relaxes on a chair made of reclaimed wood from bourbon barrels with student, Mariko Fujo-White, also from Hawaii, inside Cornell University?s solar-powered home during the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009. (Photo by […]

Solar vacuum tubes natural water flow 10-tube array

February 15, 2013 3 Comments

cleanrepublic.com Like our ideas? Please become an FB fan of Clean Republic! Easily harness the power of the sun to heat anything inside these tubes! Even boils water after just a few hours in the sun! No moving parts. These incredible double-wall tubes have a thermos-type vacuum seal between their walls, a light absorbent coating […]

Hydroponics without the Chemical Fertilizers. Aquaponics without the Fish

February 13, 2013 11 Comments

BIoponica’s Biogarden. Ebb and Flow aquaponic ecosystem. Growing more with biochar, worms and liquid fertilizer from the adjacent Incubator and Grass Reactor. Fish are optional but fertilizer is sourced from green manures such as food waste and grasses.

Homemade wind turbine (part1)

February 12, 2013 11 Comments

Construction of a 17 inch stator to be used on a vawt.