Plants devour richly organic composting soil like humans do a juicy red apple or thick sirloin steak. Composting not only allows farmers and gardeners the ability to have ample amounts of healthy rich soil on hand for free, but it ...
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How Backyard Chickens Can Help Your Garden Thrive
Chickens can provide eggs, meat, fertilizer, pest control and more when incorporated into the garden. Not only will your garden benefit, but the chickens will, as well. With a little extra time and energy in setting up your garden, you’ll ...
Read More »Why The New FDA Manure Policy Is Just Plain BS
The most natural way animal waste gets recycled is by adding it back to the soil. The cattle eat the grass, and they drop their waste. As they move about, the waste gets stamped back into the soil to nourish ...
Read More »FDA To Ban Organic Farming?
Farming methods that have been used in America and throughout the world for centuries are in danger of essentially being banned under proposed regulations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Small and large organic farms alike that sell produce ...
Read More »5 Critters Your Organic Garden Needs To Thrive
Many of us who live off the grid have learned the benefits of organic gardening. We’ve rejected the destructive trend of the last 70 years, where the idea seemed to be one of destruction. The goal was eradication: pesticides for ...
Read More »Why Rabbits Are The Cheapest And Easiest Livestock To Raise
Rabbits are cute and fuzzy critters that make cute pets around Easter time. Unfortunately for them, they are also mighty tasty, a good source of protein, and make a great stew at pretty much every time of year. As livestock ...
Read More »6 Mulches For A More Productive And Beautiful Garden
Applying mulch to your garden keeps soil temperature insulated from cold and hot weather, minimizes evaporation, and inhibits weed seed germination. A mulch is any material laid over the soil. Common mulches include crushed rock, bark, wood chips, grass clippings, ...
Read More »Free Compost, go get yours!!!
December 26, 2013 Here is one way to get free stuff to improve your soil. I got the idea from the toxic storm channel here on youtube. Video courtesy of GaryMule Previous Video
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December 19, 2013 Here is an easy way to make compost all year but, is especially helpful during the winter months. Who wants to walk all the way to the garden when there is a foot of snow? Video courtesy ...
Read More »4 Gardening Chores You Must Perform Before Winter
Summer is over. Leaves are falling, and the weather is beginning to get a little cooler. While many of us are hanging up the shovel and throwing in the trowel, so to speak, it’s not quite “game over” time in ...
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