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Permaculture Keyline Water Systems: Tom Ward @ Wolf Gulch Farm

Permaculture Elder Tom Ward takes us on a 10 minute animated tour of Wolf Gulch Farm in Southern Oregon, USA. It was designed using Permaculture principles and laid out using Keyline patterning. Tom’s narrated journey explores water supply and storage, soil building, wind and air drainage, cropping, and an enlightened perspective on the watershed and […]

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Question by mamakin: Do you have experience with solar power in your home? I’m doing research for our home. I’m wondering how long the solar panels last and if there is any maintenance. The dealers I’ve spoken to seem to offer a 25 year warranty and say there is no maintenance needed. What about roof […]

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Starting a small “meat” goat farm in Michigan – What are the requirements?

Image by acroamatic Question by jaymi1979: Starting a small “meat” goat farm in Michigan – What are the requirements? I am interested in starting a small goat farm in Michigan. I would like to take the goats to livestock aucions for sale – for meat. What would I need to do to be legally set […]

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Is this an urban myth?

Image by robot_zombie_monkey A bunch of us went out to St. Johns to visit Eric’s (and Ben’s) chicks. This was their second time outside and they were having a grand old time. Owain had a blast feeding, petting and chasing them too! Question by Anna P: Is this an urban myth? Somebody told me a […]

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How does a vacuum tube solar water heater work?

Image by SaCaSeA Question by bpase: How does a vacuum tube solar water heater work? Once the vacuum is created is liquid added or is it air only? Give your answer to this question below!

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what do you think of this travel writing?

Image by arvindgrover my charging station. I find that if I keep everything here, everything has power, and everything makes it into my pockets, and onto my wrists. Useful, and not completely unattractive device. Best part is that it hides the wires. Question by name21: what do you think of this travel writing? Lost in […]

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WILD TURKEYS!

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All information I need to raise 15 backyard chickens.?

Image by Will Merydith Question by : All information I need to raise 15 backyard chickens.? Im a begginner just looking for information on egg laying chickens. Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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High Tech Milking Systems for Dairy Cows

www.ifoundjim.com – Very cool view of cows being milked on a high tech carousel.

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Building a Cold Frame Greenhouse (Navajo)

English Version: www.youtube.com Cold-Frame Greenhouses, sometimes called hoop houses, are an inexpensive alternative to large-scale greenhouses and allow growers to produce various crops year-round. Extension Specialist Del Jimenez shows us how to construct a cold-frame greenhouse in this easy to follow, step by step video. Funded by a Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education grant.

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