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At Home in Nature -
Friday November 25, 2011 - By Mary
We have built three new shelters in two days out of tire bales!
Each tire bale weighs 2,000 pounds, meaning that it not only provides excellent heat absorption during the daytime (keeping animals warm at night), but also that it recycles that...
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At Home in Nature -
Tuesday November 15, 2011 - By Mary
Today is America Recycles Day! How are you celebrating?
http://americarecyclesday.org/
Here's the official presidential proclamation!
Presidential Proclamation--America Recycles Day AMERICA...
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At Home in Nature -
Thursday November 10, 2011 - By Mary
We are using recycled materials to construct windbreaks, animal pens, animal shelters and more! Check it out on youtube...
http://youtu.be/-1sV2PKEup8
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At Home in Nature -
Monday November 07, 2011 - By Mary
In Elbert County we find many things put to use that find new life and are no longer rubbish. We find many things, brand new, cast away on the roadside like soda cans and lunch wrappers that become rubbish. But the State law is clear: farmers...
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At Home in Nature -
Sunday November 06, 2011 - By Mary
We love chemistry, its one of our favorite sciences. From the delicate workings of soil bacteria to the magnificence of the biosphere, there are always new questions and insights to gain. However, sometimes we learn something so astounding that the boasts of...
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Williamsburg Farmers Market -
Wednesday October 19, 2011 - By WFM
Williamsburg Farmers Market 402 W Duke of Gloucester St. in Merchants Square
Saturday, October 22 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.
This weekend at the Williamsburg Farmers Market is for the children. Make sure to bring your comera as there will be a...
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Williamsburg Farmers Market -
Tuesday June 07, 2011 - By WFM
Saturday, June 11, 2011
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Blueberries, carrots, artisan chocolate and bison will be among the offerings at the Williamsburg Farmers Market . The City of Williamsburg will have a recycling exhibit and a canning...
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At Home in Nature -
Thursday March 31, 2011 - By Mary
When building a shed, it sometimes helps to have wood on hand. But not all sheds are made out of wood! Some sheds may be made out of old tires laid on their sides and filled with compressed dirt, stacked up like large round bricks! ...
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At Home in Nature -
Thursday March 17, 2011 - By Mary
Starting your seeds in egg cartons is easy, but some people find that their cartons dry out quickly. Rather than baby the cartons of starts, put them in a tray full of water, and let the carton wick the water up. Don’t overfill the tray – the...
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Wild Things Farm -
Tuesday January 25, 2011 - By Terry
Any farmer knows that to make ends meet, you've got to get creative! I'd like to share with you some of the ways items find new uses around this farm.
The chicken coop is framed out of pallets that metal roofing is shipped...
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Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL -
Tuesday June 01, 2010 - By Tony
When it comes to saving on our bills in an ecconomy that is hurting almost all of us, it is time to start rethinking and rewriting our waste habits and laws.
One time I was trying to salvage a huge amount of alfalfa and hay horse feed...
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Boulder Belt Eco-Farm -
Sunday September 06, 2009 - By Lucy
Greetings, I am up extra early because today is the day we take our chickens in for processing. I will miss the birds but I will not miss the extra work they demanded, at least 2 hours a day that could have been spent mowing, cleaning garlic and onions,...
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Boulder Belt Eco-Farm -
Sunday July 26, 2009 - By Lucy
It's new month and the farm share initiative has many new members thanks to some nice networking on the part of some of our members. This is exactly what should be happening in any healthy CSA type affair-members getting involved in their farm and going...
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Celtic Wyndes Farm (dist of CowPots) -
Sunday November 09, 2008 - By Brian & Terri
Thank you for all of you who visit my booth (#11) at the 16th National Small Farm Trade Show & Conference. For those who were not able to make it. I am promoting the product Cow Pots. CowPots ™ are a biodegradable planting pot made from composted...
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