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The Swarm (of Bees)2 comments

Timothy wrote 1 week ago: Last week my wife came home to literally hundreds of bees on our front door.  They were swarmin … more »

Tags: Organic Living, Sustainable Resources

Exactly.2 comments

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 »

Tags: Aggricultural, community supported agriculture, Edible Forest Gardens, farming, Farms and Healing, sustainability, Vegetables, 2000, Agriculture

Chooks in the City (Book Report)12 comments

lavenderbay wrote 1 month ago: Chooks in the City  by Alyson Hill Ginninderra Press, Charnwood, ACT, Australia, 2007 56 pages; 1 … more »

Tags: Food, writing, Chickens

Solar Powered Chicken Coop - Update2 comments

Timothy wrote 1 month ago: Just a quick update on my project to take my chickens into the sustainable future of solar power. … more »

Tags: Geek Fu, Sustainable Resources, technology

I've Got Worms!7 comments

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 »

Tags: Christian Living, Economy, chicks, Circle of Life, Poultry, vermicompost

The Economies of Keeping Chickens1 comment

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 »

Tags: Organic Living, Sustainable Resources

Food Miles Dilemma: Grow Only The "Really Green" Vegetables 1 comment

Mridul Chadha wrote 4 months ago: You have to take into account emissions that occurred in the farmyard, for example. Cows and sheep … more »

Tags: Climate & Energy, News Analysis, World, Carbon Emissions, food miles, Organic Farmlands

Virtual Gardening Video Games2 comments

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 »

Tags: garden gnome, gardening, Geek Fu, home-schooling, technology

Chicken Coop Update1 comment

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 »

Tags: Organic Living

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 »

Tags: gardening, Organic Living, Parenting, organic pumpkin, pumpkin, Pumpkin Carving

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 »

Tags: Sustainable Resources, Organic Living, gardening, pumpkin, great pumpkin, giant pumpkin, organic, Compost, Charlie Brown

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 »

Tags: gardening, garden gnome, Garden, Gnome, Gnomes, JB Weld, Books, Mushroom

Chicken Manure as Fertilizer1 comment

Timothy wrote 9 months ago: Bars represent (from left to right) fresh poultry manure, aged poultry manure, standard poultry com … more »

Tags: Sustainable Resources

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 »

Tags: cooking, Personal Finance

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 »

Tags: Sustainable Resources

Raising Chickens1 comment

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...3 comments

Timothy wrote 10 months ago: It’s time to start planning the fall garden. This year I’m planning on having my daught … more »

Tags: Fatherhood, farming, fall garden, Garden, Sunshine, water, Soil, Southern California, square foot gardening


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