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need names of potassium mobilising soil micro-organisms for use in organic agriculture n isolation steps.?

November 3, 2011 8 Comments

Image by uniteddiversity Question by ecosense_mamoo: need names of potassium mobilising soil micro-organisms for use in organic agriculture n isolation steps.? Feel free to answer in the comment section below

I want to build a chicken coop what kind of flooring is recommended?

November 3, 2011 5 Comments

Image by Moosicorn The entry to our chicken coop allows us to retrieve eggs out of the elements. It serves as a storage and staging room. The 2 doors make it less likely to have a run away chicken. The floor was painting as an homage to Jackson Pollock…and as a way to get rid […]

How do you cover the sidebar in a guild on Neopets with a full page layout?

November 2, 2011 2 Comments

Question by Marlena Jean: How do you cover the sidebar in a guild on Neopets with a full page layout? Don’t tell me it’s not allowed because it is as long as I put all the links which I intend on doing. I have the basic layout I just need the code to make it […]

new to raising turkeys?

November 2, 2011 1 Comment

Image by bill anderson The Library of Celsus was comissioned by the Consul Julius Aquila as a mausoleum for his father, Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, Roman governor of the Asian Provinces. It may be that Celsus was granted heroic honors, which would furthur justify the expense. The monument was constructed between 110 and 135 AD, after […]

Modern Agriculture and Organic Agri Farming?

November 2, 2011 1 Comment

Image by uniteddiversity Question by raky: Modern Agriculture and Organic Agri Farming? I am not from Agriculture background but am very interested to do Agriculture; I would like to contribute something to the world so I decided to do Modern Agriculture and Organic Agri Farming. Modern agriculture and Organic Agri farming, can you guys please […]

How can I make my chicken coop and their run smell better?

November 1, 2011 2 Comments

Image by Beaver w/ a Toothbrush The chicken coop about halfway done. It may have been finished in one weekend but for cold/rainy weather. Question by Dawn: How can I make my chicken coop and their run smell better? My chicken coop does not smell too bad because I change the liter often, but outside […]

what crops are grown in rhode island?

November 1, 2011 1 Comment

Question by MagicallyMe: what crops are grown in rhode island? I’m doing a project for American History class and one of the topics to cover is farming. In the colonial times in Rhode Island, what crops were grown and when. Thanks.. Feel free to answer in the comment section below

are my 15 month old backyard chickens too old for us to eat?

October 31, 2011 4 Comments

Image by Steven-L-Johnson Question by Kristi: are my 15 month old backyard chickens too old for us to eat? will the meat probably be too tough at their older age? p.s. I am not a vegetarian. What do you think? Answer below!

is organic agriculture always sustainable?

October 31, 2011 4 Comments

Question by John: is organic agriculture always sustainable? Can you help? Leave your own answer in the comments!

Are organic farmers the only group that looks at carbon as a resource rather than a waste product?

October 30, 2011 7 Comments

Question by Amy L: Are organic farmers the only group that looks at carbon as a resource rather than a waste product? While conventional farming typically depletes soil organic matter, organic farming builds it through the use of composted animal manures and cover crops. It seems to me that expanded use of organic farming could […]