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Raising Chickens

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:05 in Production | viewed 246 times | 0 Comments

Why Chickens? Understanding your own reasons for growing chickens will help you choose the right flock and get setup with the right equipment. The main reasons people grow their own chickens are: to have a supply of fresh eggs, for... (Continue reading)

Companion Planting

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:05 in Production | viewed 357 times | 0 Comments

The following is a list of vegetable and herbs which grow well together and protect one another from insect attack.?? Many herbs are natural insect repellents that can keep your garden bug free and reduce or eliminate the need for... (Continue reading)

Simplified Hydroponics in Urban Agriculture

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:04 in Production | viewed 316 times | 0 Comments

by Peggy Bradley Peggy@carbon.org Bradley Hydroponics 111 NW 26th Suite 1 Corvallis, Oregon 97330 www.hydrogarden.com See Carbon Quest International for other hydroponics projects in developing countries. Peggy Bradley and Cesar Marulanda have just published Home Hydroponic Gardens. Peggy Bradley is... (Continue reading)

Urban Space Explorers

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:04 in Production | viewed 266 times | 0 Comments

Urban Space Explorers: When they ran out of space, one family moved up by Bennett Hall Willamette Week, April 13, 1994 Space: In America’s increasingly overcrowded cities, it is fast becoming the final frontier. And in one of the most... (Continue reading)

Vertical Aquaponics

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:03 in Production | viewed 333 times | 1 Comment

DIRECTIONS FOR VERTICAL AQUAPONICS Each system will vary as to which works best and its best for you to experiment for yourself. This whole thing is at the experimental stage. We are the pioneers in the field. If we can... (Continue reading)

Gardening in Small Spaces

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:03 in Production | viewed 306 times | 0 Comments

My parents always had a large garden when I was growing up, so I am used to having plants and flowers around me all the time. So when I moved out into a small apartment, I filled it with as... (Continue reading)

Garden Food Pond

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:02 in Production | viewed 357 times | 0 Comments

You can easily create a food supply in your back yard, even in the city. First, dig as large a pond as you think you can have in your location. For a smaller pond, use a plastic liner, and for... (Continue reading)

How To Raise Chickens

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:02 in Production | viewed 428 times | 0 Comments

It is important to know when raising chickens that the breed of the bird can determine whether you get eggs or meat. While Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds are duel purpose bird that produce both meat and eggs, both... (Continue reading)

Raceway Production of Warm-Water Fish

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:02 in Production | viewed 476 times | 0 Comments

Michael McGee and Charles Cichra Many who are interested in commercial fish farming strike upon the idea of raising catfish or other warm-water species in raceways. This idea seems appealing because yields per unit of growing area may be theoretically... (Continue reading)

Shiitake Mushroom Production: Obtaining Spawn, Obtaining and Preparing Logs, and Inoculation F-40

Written on 17 Mar, 2009 at 15:01 in Production | viewed 587 times | 1 Comment

Stephen M. Bratkovich, formerly of Ohio State University Extension. In nature, the shiitake fungus propagates and spreads from spores produced by the mushroom. However, for cultivation, spore germination is too unreliable. Instead, logs are inoculated with actively growing fungus. The... (Continue reading)

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