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Where can I find information on Kinetin being allowed for organic use in agriculture?

Where can I find information on Kinetin being allowed for organic use in agriculture?

Image by Ecoagriculture Partners Organic farm in Ithaca, NY Photo: Sajal Sthapit Question by butterflyblue79: Where can I find information on Kinetin being allowed for organic use in agriculture? Does anyone know where I can find proof that Kinetin is approved for organic use in agriculture? Does anyone know of a county or organization that [...]

Would you raise bees?

Image by Max xx … and who-said-the-English-were-eccentric? #2. Ever since that classic photo of Snelgrove with a bee beard on the front cover of his 1934 book, people have been trying to do better. The Guiness World Record was set in California in 1998 with 350,000 yellow bees weighing 39.7 kg! This photo (courtesy Michael [...]

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How to heat a worm bed?

Image by tofutti break our worms came today! it took forever to shred all of the newspaper for the bedding. Question by FunFungirl: How to heat a worm bed? How can I heat a worm bed. We are having freezing cold temps and this is the first time I have ever had a worm bed [...]

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Vegetable garden?

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Question by nathan s: Vegetable garden? New to gardening…. i have a slight idea of what i need to do…. Im really wondering is it too late in the year to start a backyard vegetable garden? I want to grow tomatoes, peppers, beans…. maybe corn? Any other suggestions on vegetables that would be easy to [...]

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How do we call those people doing aquaculture?

Image by Bytemarks November’s Bytemarks Lunch visit to the McKinley aquaculture fish farm. Question by explorer: How do we call those people doing aquaculture? I’ve read the definition of fisherman and it says: a man who catches fish as a sport or occupation Microsoft® Encarta® 2008. © 1993-2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. How about [...]

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What are the Pros of Sustainable Agriculture?

Image by KSukalac Posted via email from CommunicAction Question by midnightpixie_2008: What are the Pros of Sustainable Agriculture? What are the Pros and Cons of Sustainable Agriculture? having a debate with my husband and need some answers. What do you think? Answer below!

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Legal amount of chickens for an urban backyard?

Image by niallkennedy 2 chickens in their coop near 3rd and Bryant in San Francisco. Question by Eve;;xo: Legal amount of chickens for an urban backyard? i already have 6 chickens and im curious about expanding my flock, does anyone know the legal limit? Also, crows keep stealing the chickens eggs everytime they lay one, [...]

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Growing Tomatoes !

So, today we’re gonna talk about tomatoes… Great info for tomato gardening!

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Question by linymama: Anyone raise urban chickens? we live in a small town within city limits. i am wanting to get a few bantam chickens for the backyard. any pointers or suggestions about coops/ placement (to minimize smell)? What do you think? Answer below!

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Question by farmgirl: Are cover crops in grain fields harvested? This may be a silly question but I was wondering, when farmers plant a cover crop such as buckwheat in their grain fields do they harvest the buckwheat grains along with the main grain or is it just turned into green manure? I understand that [...]

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