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Solar Powered Chicken Coop - Update
Just a quick update on my project to take my chickens into the sustainable future of solar power. The basic premise of solar energy is that you can take energy from the sun, store it and use if … more »
Experiences of an Inland Empire Dad
The Swarm (of Bees)
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Timothy wrote 1 week ago: Last week my wife came home to literally hundreds of bees on our front door. They were swarmin … more »
Exactly.
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iamsamiam wrote 3 weeks ago: The summer before Y2K, when everyone was talking about the collapse of the free world due to some u … more »
Chooks in the City (Book Report)
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lavenderbay wrote 1 month ago: Chooks in the City by Alyson Hill Ginninderra Press, Charnwood, ACT, Australia, 2007 56 pages; 1 … more »
Solar Powered Chicken Coop - Update
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Timothy wrote 1 month ago: Just a quick update on my project to take my chickens into the sustainable future of solar power. … more »
I've Got Worms!
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ninepoundhammer wrote 3 months ago: In our ongoing efforts to participate in and add to the Circle of Life, Ashlee and I have begun our … more »
The Economies of Keeping Chickens
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Timothy wrote 3 months ago: When I first decided to build a chicken coop, there were 2 reasons. The first was that my daug … more »
Food Miles Dilemma: Grow Only The "Really Green" Vegetables
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Mridul Chadha wrote 4 months ago: You have to take into account emissions that occurred in the farmyard, for example. Cows and sheep … more »
Virtual Gardening Video Games
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Timothy wrote 4 months ago: I’m a big fantasy and sci-fi geek. Slowly but surely my four year old daughter is becomi … more »
Chicken Coop Update
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Timothy wrote 4 months ago: It’s been a while since I’ve been able to spend a few moments to update, so I thought I … more »
Organic Jack o'Lantern from the Garden
Timothy wrote 8 months ago: This Halloween, I carved my first organic pumpkin from my garden. This pumpkin was a ‘volunte … more »
Giant Organic Pumpkins from Compost
Timothy wrote 9 months ago: Every year around this time, the great pumpkins come out. I’m not talking about THE Great Pum … more »
Gnomes back in the Garden Thanks to J-B Weld
Timothy wrote 9 months ago: For some time, I’ve always loved gnomes. Growing up I had a book that described gnomes in det … more »
Chicken Manure as Fertilizer
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Timothy wrote 9 months ago: Bars represent (from left to right) fresh poultry manure, aged poultry manure, standard poultry com … more »
The Cost of Going Organic
Timothy wrote 9 months ago: Just read a great article from Motley Fool on going Organic. I thought one of their best tips was th … more »
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Timothy wrote 10 months ago: So organic farming is more than just agriculture–and it’s good to remind ourselves of this … more »
Raising Chickens
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Timothy wrote 11 months ago: I recently purchased chickens as a project for my daughter and I to raise as a way of teaching her a … more »
Planning the Fall Garden: What's Growing On...
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Timothy wrote 10 months ago: It’s time to start planning the fall garden. This year I’m planning on having my daught … more »
