Image by francescominciotti And the story goes: the Duck race is a a non-competetive, in aid of charity contest that take place, every year since 2005, in several cities all around the US. You can «adopt» a rubber duck (as the ones shown in this picture) and, if your duck places on the first five […]
Continue reading …what are the benefits of cultivation, fallowing, tillage, crop cover, drainage, double cropping, irrigation ?
December 9, 2011 1 Comment
Image by USDAgov Cover crop (foreground) at Leafy Greens, operated by farmer Tom Heess, in the Salinas Valley, California on Thursday, June 16, 2011. Leafy Greens grows row crops of lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower sweet peas and seed beans. He uses rotational crop plantings to control weeds and plant disease. When a plot of land is […]
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Image by AlyssssylA Genevieve ordered a mixed pack of turkey hatchlings so she doesn’t even know what breeds they are. I ordered one for my thanksgiving dinner…. I’m not sure how I would feel about raising them from these tiny fluffy babies into dinner, but I’ll be happy to eat them when they come my […]
Continue reading …Why most of the farmers are not ready to adopt organic farming system for the betterment of entire human being?
December 8, 2011 13 Comments
Image by uniteddiversity Question by Prabodh C: Why most of the farmers are not ready to adopt organic farming system for the betterment of entire human being? Every one knows that chemical fertilising and use of pesticides in agriculture is harmful even then most of the farmers are using it. Why and what can be […]
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Image by LarimdaME There is no backyard. Oh, and the chicken is made of Soylent Green! Question by Devil Doop: how would i go about having caged chickens in my backyard? i want to start selling chickens to friends and neighbors so i’m thinking of growing alot in cages in my backyard like those major […]
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Image by uniteddiversity Question by Veen: What are some good resources about susainable agriculture? I am moving from Iowa and am planning on attending Santa Rosa C.C. next fall while majoring in Sustainable organic Ag. I am wondering what are some good resources in the field and if anyone has heard good things of this […]
Continue reading …how does taking the animals out of organic farming damage the ecosystem?
December 7, 2011 3 Comments
Image by paulhami Question by Awesome 😀: how does taking the animals out of organic farming damage the ecosystem? I read an article “Scientists turn stem cells into pork” and a researcher said: “organic farming relies on crop and livestock rotation, and that taking animals out of the equation could damage the ecosystem.” how? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100115/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_petri_pork […]
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Image by Lost Albatross There is no more sure fire way to get me smiling than to have me come across some happily clucking chickens in someone’s backyard. This one eyed me a bit suspicously. Question by : Is it illegal to raise chickens in your backyard? My neighbors own 2 chickens and raise them […]
Continue reading …Which jazz album cover featured a cartoony drawing of a woman putting a chocolate in her mouth?
December 6, 2011 1 Comment
Image by NRCS SD Raleigh Leesman, Farmer, Hughes County, SD – Raleigh Leesman planted a straight radish cover crop into winter wheat stubble to simulate “natural strip till.” In 2012, he is planting corn in that field. Leesman’s purpose for using the radishes was to increase biological activity specifically in the strip that would enhance […]
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Image by listentoreason Brian feeding the chickens leftover feed. Howell Farm, 31 July 2010. Question by Tom Jackman: How much food should i feed my chickens every day? I have 2 sussex and 2 rhode island reds (2-4 months old) i feed them pellets (100g) ,porridge (40g) and crushed bran and corn flakes (100g) Is […]
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