Image by KatherineKenny Question by zepomantoo: how is feed for chickens made? I know a process that adds fats to the feed to enhance the chickens growth. I am unsure of the procedure. Feel free to answer in the comment section below
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The Polyface Farm DVD How farming should be … an educational DVD about genius organic livestock farmer Joel Salatin and his innovative farming techniques. Description: A comprehensive look at Polyface Farm through the course of one full year of farming, this DVD features one of the world’s finest working examples of an environmentally friendly family […]
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Image by Helen K Question by Skeptic: How do we convert lawn to vegetable garden? We have a section of lawn that we will convert to a herb and vegetable garden. It has grass and weeds. Can we simply rototill the ground, enrich the earth with organic fertilizer and compost? Is it better to remove […]
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Image by Beaver w/ a Toothbrush thehappyhovel.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-worm-farmers.html Question by C: is it true mcDonalds owns the US’s largest worm farm? if so is that suspicious to anyone else? Is there any sort of law that defines what can be included in a “hamburger”? Add your own answer in the comments!
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There’s more to bee keeping than just keeping bees. Your heart must be in it. In the bee season the beekeeper works day and night to keep his gigantic family. Forty to eighty thousand bees work hard in every hive to wait on their queen with milk and honey. It is a perfectly formed matriarchy […]
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Image by uniteddiversity Question by Elmbeard: What are the new food safety standards for organic farmers & growers? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjVXTp2WynUsEtgygSx01NHQ7BR.;_ylv=3?qid=20090320125648AAfmxio The article linked in this question suggests that Monsanto has successfully lobbied the US Federal Government into passing an Act that outlaws organic agriculture in the USA by setting minimum fertilisation and pest control standards set […]
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by sarahkim Article by Ted Allen The Nubian goat is one of the most interesting goats in the world. There is also an Anglo-Nubian breed that was first developed in England. This goat breed is native to North Africa and Middle East. Some of the Nubian goat’s distinguishing traits include big floppy ears and an aquiline nose. […]
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Lucy Roots gives us quick tour of Queen’s Wood Organic Garden. Behind the Lodge building is an organic garden often overlooked by wood and café users. It is surrounded by trees but in spite of this has a tranquil quality with flowers, fruit and vegetables growing side by side and bees from the hives gathering […]
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An Oct storm west coast Scotland. First Tunnels 30 x 14 tunnel in 50-60 mph wind. The tunnel was erected in June 09. The only site I have available as you can see is pretty exposed to the NW. My main concern in putting a tunnel here was the wind. We get winds well in […]
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Image by ceresgreentech Dr Wilson Lennard checking and feeding the fish. Photo: BOJUN CHISWELL Question by : What kinds of freshwater fish don’t eat plant roots? Trying to get an aquaponics raft system going, but without fish it’s not taking off at all. It’s tied in with 2 other tanks with fish and another grow […]
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