Image by uniteddiversity Question by ♫●♥♪♦ Water Lizard ♫●♥♪♦: Where can I get funding to start organic farm? I would like to start an organic veg farm, but I have no savings. It will take a long time to save the money.Does anybody know of any grants that can help? All of the small business […]
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Image by studio_juan A zoom burst first of many tries. Question by snoopy1: What do you feed your chickens for breakfast? What are some yummy meals for chickens to have for breakfast in winter?? At the moment I feed my 3 chickens porridge with ground up linseed. For the rest of the day they just […]
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Image by uniteddiversity Question by PChardwareExpert: How much would a 1/2 acre farm earn (organic) a year? A friend who is extremely interested in agriculture, wants me to invest in his farm. He said I will receive my money back+25% interest. He said he would be growing ONLY organic vegetables by hand on a 1/2 […]
Continue reading …Do they raise turkeys in Indonesia? Where can I get information about that?
November 14, 2011 1 Comment
Image by randomduck Not the one we ate, mind you – perhaps that’s why this one felt like raising a flap. Question by Richard: Do they raise turkeys in Indonesia? Where can I get information about that? What is the cost difference between raising chickens and raising turkeys. The climate in Indonesia is between 72 […]
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Image by uniteddiversity Question by rickz_17: Can Cinnamon be an organic phytopesticide for Chilean agriculture? i really need answers for this question since this concerns my investigatory project in chemistry. Add your own answer in the comments!
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Image by Steven-L-Johnson Guarding the nesting box. Question by Katie: Can you get salmonella from eggs from backyard chickens? Like are my chickens likely to have salmonella? Feel free to answer in the comment section below
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Image by uniteddiversity Question by Paul O: Why is organic milk allowed to make false marketing claims? I’ve read reports http://www.stoplabelinglies.com and http://www.milkismilk.com that claims of “pesticide-free” “no hormones added” and “antibiotic-free” are false and prohibited by both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Yet, I see these claims […]
Continue reading …What crop-ravaging swarms can contain 10 billion individuals and cover 400 square miles?
November 12, 2011 8 Comments
Image by jillmotts I loved the colors in these acres and acres of mustard cover crops growing in the valley, replenishing the depleted soil and readying it for Salinas’ #1 economic crop, Leaf Lettuce, although a little part of me hates it for becoming a naturalized invasive weed. I’m pretty sure that it’s Brassica nigra, […]
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Image by terriem The turkeys were raised by kids as part of their 4-H projects, and they were justifiably proud of their birds. Blogged here. Question by CallMeCrazy: First time raising turkeys? Ive been through multiple flocks of chickens and have gotten the process of raising them down pretty well. Lost a couple flocks due […]
Continue reading …Question by FrOgGeR: What can I cover my dog’s ears with when I take him out in the rain? I have just gotten my Doberman’s ears cropped, and it rains here a lot! I know I should cover them so that they stay dry when I take him out to do his business. What should […]
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