Organic Snail and Slug Pest Control
There are many ways of dealing effectively with garden pest snail and slug problems. Encourage...
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Organic Weed Killer Formula
HOW ORGANIC WEED KILLER FORMULA WORKS Most organic weed killer formulas are fundamentally acids. Weak solutions of sulfuric acid, nitric acid, pelargonic acid (from grapes, apples and carrots as found in the commercial weed...
Read MoreWhat do you do with a Pecking Chicken?
Last week, I found out one of my chickens, Katie, is a pecker. She bullies my other little chicks, and in one case stripped off the back feathers of Isabella (another little chick). Can chickens be evil? This one is probably...
Read MoreMinimizing pesticides and fertilizers
Pesticides and fertilizers can cause significant harm to public health and the environment. Most pesticides contain potentially toxic chemicals that can cause negative health effects such as cancer and neurological and...
Read MorePermaculture for Sustainable Living and Self Sufficiency
Permaculture is a practical, positive approach to designing systems for environment and lifestyle sustainability that has at its core a fundamental set of values or ethics. While Permaculture design can be applied to an infinite...
Read MoreThe Economies of Keeping Chickens
When I first decided to build a chicken coop, there were 2 reasons. The first was that my daughter wanted chickens. The second was that the idea of fresh eggs was appealing and I thought it would be economical. A recent article...
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Chicken Coop Update
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to spend a few moments to update, so I thought I’d spend...
Read MoreGiant Organic Pumpkins from Compost
Every year around this time, the great pumpkins come out. I’m not talking about THE Great Pumpkin from the Charlie Brown Halloween Specials, but instead the gargantuan pumpkins that people grow in various vegetable growing...
Read MoreGnomes back in the Garden Thanks to J-B Weld
For some time, I’ve always loved gnomes. Growing up I had a book that described gnomes in detail. It wasn’t really a children’s book per say, but I enjoyed it none the less. Gnomes 30th Anniversary Edition by...
Read MoreChicken Manure as Fertilizer
Bars represent (from left to right) fresh poultry manure, aged poultry manure, standard poultry compost, ammended poultry compost, fresh dairy manure, aged dairy manure, standard dairy compost, ammended dairy compost,...
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The Cost of Going Organic
Just read a great article from Motley Fool on going Organic. I thought one of their best tips was...
Read MoreWhat is Regenerative Agriculture?
So organic farming is more than just agriculture–and it’s good to remind ourselves of this from time to time. We’re helping to create a healthier, better future for everyone. It’s Regenerative Agriculture....
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