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Raising broiler chickens?

Image by Food Thinkers Photo by Amy Taber Meat on a stick. There’s nothing wrong with it. It’s natural, our birthright, an elegant vestige of our primitive existence. It’s the whole gnawing-off-the-bone thing. Or maybe it’s the claiming of it. When you wave your skewered food, you’re kind of saying, “this is mine, see, it’s […]

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How to grow organic sandalwood or farming in India, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.?

Image by suzettesuzette Question by Jeetendar S: How to grow organic sandalwood or farming in India, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.? How to grow organic sandalwood or farming in India, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. Is it legal to grow sandalwood in India. What is the Karnataka amendment act of 2001. Can you help? Leave your own answer in […]

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Question by Ken: Does anyone know what breed of turkeys and geese are best for eating? I’m in a third world country and I’ve been test raising local geese and turkeys but their flesh is too tough compared to turkey that can be bought in a supermarket. (the ones in the supermarket are imported from […]

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how many sheep to mow a 2-acre orchard?

Image by djfrantic I planted the following cover crop mix: 40% Bell Beans, 20% Magnus or BioMaster Winter Peas, 15% Lana Vetch, 15% Purple Vetch,10% Cayuse Oats. Question by : how many sheep to mow a 2-acre orchard? small apple orchard is hard to mow. planting cover crops for winter, want to use sheep instead […]

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I have a question about egg laying feed in chickens?

Image by lisaclarke After yesterday’s farmers’ market, Son #2 and I stopped at one of our local farms, ostensibly to buy lettuce, but really to play with the chickens… Blogged. Question by abby r: I have a question about egg laying feed in chickens? I have 6 chicks that are only 4 weeks old, so […]

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Does anyone know how to put together a scrapbooking crop?

Image by bengarland They love our cover crops! Question by Pumpkin: Does anyone know how to put together a scrapbooking crop? I’d like to hold a Scrapbook Crop in my local area. How do I go about doing this? I’ve gone to a few crops myself and they always charge about $ 25-$ 30 per […]

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What is the benefit-cost of organic farming?

Image by suzettesuzette Question by : What is the benefit-cost of organic farming? We have to analyze an environmental economic case in one of our courses. We need to have benefit-cost analysis. What is the estimated cost in starting organic piggery in the Philippines?what about the estimated benefit of organic piggery, also in the Philippines? […]

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What is the benefit-cost of organic farming?

Image by suzettesuzette Question by : What is the benefit-cost of organic farming? We have to analyze an environmental economic case in one of our courses. We need to have benefit-cost analysis. What is the estimated cost in starting organic piggery in the Philippines?what about the estimated benefit of organic piggery, also in the Philippines? […]

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Can i feed my chickens durum and whole wheat?

Image by lisaclarke After yesterday’s farmers’ market, Son #2 and I stopped at one of our local farms, ostensibly to buy lettuce, but really to play with the chickens… Blogged. Question by edo: Can i feed my chickens durum and whole wheat? I have a extra large can of hard red whole kernel wheat and […]

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How much is homestead gardens CSA? Are they organic?

Image by uniteddiversity Question by : How much is homestead gardens CSA? Are they organic? a CSA is a community supported agriculture where people buy vegetable shares for a whole season. Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!

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