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Can I have a 100% fully solar power home without making any compromises on energy usage?

August 16, 2011 12 Comments

Image by miheco Making solar energy with Joos Orange for phone, iPad, camera. Highly recommmended. Just being pro-active since I live a block away from an earthquake fault in the foothills of Southern California. Question by J.V: Can I have a 100% fully solar power home without making any compromises on energy usage? If I […]

Is there anyone in San Antonio Texas or in surrounding areas with an aquaculture setup?

August 10, 2011 1 Comment

Image by Bytemarks November’s Bytemarks Lunch visit to the McKinley aquaculture fish farm. Question by Sweet Tsiri: Is there anyone in San Antonio Texas or in surrounding areas with an aquaculture setup? I am trying to put together a small aquaculture system. I would like to know if anyone in the mentioned area has one […]

how to start worm bed to used for fishing?

August 3, 2011 5 Comments

Image by nicolernorman Question by mrgbrtn: how to start worm bed to used for fishing? Add your own answer in the comments!

Polyface Farm – Pastured Poultry – Part 1

July 23, 2011 6 Comments

2010 Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense FundRAISER – Joel Salatin’s Polyface Farm Tour

WORM FARM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

June 29, 2011 2 Comments

Question by Moe F: WORM FARM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? Hi I am going to start a worm farm and I wanted to know since I am not looking to spend $ 40 on red worms if I can A find them, or B can I just simply try and use the worms you can buy at bait […]

What are the parts and pieces of a beehive?

June 27, 2011 1 Comment

Image by Martin Pettitt This is real beehive inside huge Beehive on Southgate Roundabout Bury St Edmunds. Question by : What are the parts and pieces of a beehive? I am new to beekeeping and I am confused by how many peices and components there are in a standard beehive. COul dyou also provide a […]

What animal would poop in my chicken coop while killing chickens?

June 22, 2011 7 Comments

Question by wonder.bread11: What animal would poop in my chicken coop while killing chickens? The chickens are gone, with lots of feathers in the coop but no bodies. It didn’t kill all my chickens but I had not shut the door that night. This happened about a year ago and again, the animal pooped up […]

Mel Bartholomew – Introducing Square Foot Gardening

June 18, 2011 25 Comments

Square Foot Gardening (SFG) is a great way to convert that boring suburbia grass lawn into a sustainable produce isle. Don’t have a lawn? That’s cool- SFG can be done practically anywhere. Mel was kind enough to send me this DVD which gives a quick intro into SFG. This method is great for the absolute […]

What do you need to have backyard chickens?

June 17, 2011 4 Comments

Image by Rachel Tayse Update on backyard chickens at houndsinthekitchen.com/2010/03/15/update-on-the-girls/ Question by Erin: What do you need to have backyard chickens? We have a 30×30 backyard and would like to have some chickens. I was wondering how we get started. I would like white eggs, and and was wondering how many chickens I can have […]

I have been looking into aquaponics however, my mother doesn’t want to set up a system in our backyard?

June 17, 2011 1 Comment

Image by Milkwooders Setting up an aquaponics system for Alexandria Park Community Center: milkwood.net/2011/03/21/diy-urban-bathtub-aquaponics-system/ Question by james: I have been looking into aquaponics however, my mother doesn’t want to set up a system in our backyard? We have an urban garden in our backyard and I was considering bringing the idea of aquaponics with tilapia […]