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Question by brentdaman2004: Can you run an entire home strictly on solar power? I am building a log home several miles from the nearest power hookup. It will take nearly $ 30,000 to run power to my homesite. Solar appears to be a viable option, if it is possible to run the whole house. I […]

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Cities Abuzz with Urban Beekeeping

For more Discovery News, visit news.discovery.com | A Washington, DC rooftop is now home to thousands of bees, thanks to restaurant Founding Farmers, which owns one of the nation’s largest urban beehives. And while the chefs get all the honey, researchers study the bees. Martin Berman visits the hives.

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Question by Squirrlee-1: 20 month old . At what age do you put a blanket in the crib/bed with them. He’s a wiggle worm.? Used the fleece blanket sleeper in winter but now its summer and feel he needs something. Getting tangled in blanket & smothering scares me. Thanks everyone. I know I am just […]

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What are disadvantages of using plastic in farming, especially organic farming?

Image by sandy kemsley Question by daniel b: What are disadvantages of using plastic in farming, especially organic farming? Toxic chemicals those are released, its effect on the crops and ultimate consumers? Add your own answer in the comments!

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What is a real example of sustainable agriculture being done?

Image by wallyg The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, a California certified farmers market operated by the Center for Urban Education about Sustainable Agriculture (CUESA), is open every Tuesday and Saturday. Started as a one-time event in 1992, the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market’s popularity led to the opening of a year-round market in May 1993. Question […]

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i am looking for a spare bed and coals for a glow worm revival 2 coal effect gas fire?

Image by ian boyd Me, Sue and Jerry went out with the Isle of Wight Natural History Society on a fossil hunt along the south coast today. It was excellent. We were looking mainly at the Perma beds and the ‘Cracker’ layers above them where loads of fabulous freshwater and marine fossils can be found. […]

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THE GOVERNMENT OUTLAWED MY BACKYARD CHICKENS!

www.goingorganic.weebly.com What’s up America? Are you old enough to remember backyard chickens and fresh eggs? Can you remember having a compost pile in the backyard that the chickens pecked through and kept the bug population in the yard under control? Do you remember all that rich chicken manure and that you never needed to buy […]

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what are some vegetables or fruits that can grow with they hydroponics system?

Image by Digiart2001 | jason.kuffer check out this new store on 9th avenue and 37th street in hell’s kitchen. a sight I have never seen in ny! Question by iojhyt675: what are some vegetables or fruits that can grow with they hydroponics system? tell me all the fruits and vegetables can be grown using hydroponics […]

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Vegetable Garden – Planting Tomatoes

Vegetable Garden – Planting Your Spring Tomatoes. Visit The Bayou Gardener in South Louisiana at www.thebayougardener.com

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If one wants to start beekeeping, where does one get the bees?

Image by Salim Virji Beekeeping in Alphabet City Question by Fancy That: If one wants to start beekeeping, where does one get the bees? Add your own answer in the comments!

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