Yet another random school project, except this one’s for our school’s Environment Club.
Continue reading …Class Tour of Polyface Farms – Part 3 Multispeciation and Carbonaceous Diapers
May 17, 2012 5 Comments
Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm gives our class a tour of the farm, explaining his methodology and reasoning along the way. He also explains why the methods used on his farm are more sustainable, safe and productive than methods used by modern agribusiness in today’s food production. Polyface Farm’s Website: www.polyfacefarms.com
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How fast do watermelons and cantaloupes (crimson sweet and sierra gold) grow flower fruit? I don’t know but this is how fast mine do. Im in the middle of the season and it just started. I should have a productive summer if all goes well. I use miracle gro and worthless soil to grow them. […]
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If you are siting your Polytunnel on a hard base such as concrete, flags or timber sleepers, you will need a combination of Base Plates and Base Rails. Base Plates are designed to create “feet” for the Polytunnel framework which are then screwed to the ground. If you would like to discover more about Base […]
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A video about composting at Harvard University, produced by the Harvard Office for Sustainability. The video explains the process and takes the viewer on a tour of Brick Ends Farm where our food and organic waste is turned into a finished compost product.
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Meet Kelly Dugan, Calf raising manager for Dubrook Dairy. Kelly takes time to love and care for her baby cows just like a mother would care for her own child. She has even gotten the babies pink feed buckets to remind everyone that they are dealing with little girls! Music Credit: Windswept by Kevin MacLeod […]
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report , from voaspecialenglish.com | http Aquaponics is the idea of producing vegetables and fish in the same closed system. It combines aquaculture, or fish farming, with hydroponics, a way to grow plants without soil. Supporters see aquaponics as a way to increase world food supplies and reduce […]
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Tom kept on nagging me of how wrong people grow watermelons, so i was forced to record him teaching you with babysteps. Hope you would enjoy this video (i know Tom will). Players: Ben Tom
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And you thought bread baking was hard? It only takes ten minutes to make this scrumptious french bread! Follow this recipe: Four cups unbleached bread flour 1 tbsp salt 1 tbsp yeast warm water as needed Makes two loaves or 16 rolls. Check out the rice bread recipe to see how you can expand on […]
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