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Container Gardens are a wise choice for many urban...

Blog: Freedom To Grow Our Own Food   -   Tuesday November 29, 2011   -   By Jason

Container gardening is a great way to grow plants. For years and years this has been the way nurseries and many gardeners enjoyed growing plants. Containers of many materials had been utilized. I remember my Grand Dad complaining about the poor soil&...

Only 10 Days Left! You Can Make a Difference!

Blog: Villarreal Family Farm   -   Friday November 25, 2011   -   By Jeri

In only 10 short days our Kickstarter campaign will come to an end. Will we reach our goal? Will we get funded? Will our dream of an urban farm happen as planned? I truly believe anything is possible. We have had amazing support from the community, from...

Farm Fresh For Everyone

Blog: Villarreal Family Farm   -   Friday October 28, 2011   -   By Jeri

The USDA has a nice tool on their website for locating food deserts ( www.ers.usda.gov/data/fooddesert ). A food desert is an area that is populated by people however the is limited access to grocery stores or fresh foods. We chose land for our...

Villarreal Family Farm Expansion Kickstarter Proje...

Blog: Villarreal Family Farm   -   Monday October 10, 2011   -   By Jeri

We've Planted the Seeds, Please Help Us Grow We've Planted the Seeds, Please Help Us Grow ! Thank you for your support of Villarreal Family Farm. Because of your support, we are now expanding. Our goal is to provide naturally and locally-grown...

The demographic changes vis a vis the climate chan...

Blog: Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Wednesday September 21, 2011   -   By Tony

Next week there will be new rules to define the status of the Migrant Farmers .Capitol hill legislatures will pass a NEW LAW earmarked as  an "E-VERIFY  Immigration  LAW"to determine and define the status of the MIGRANT...

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a love letter to roosters!

Blog: little tree   -   Wednesday June 08, 2011   -   By Carolyn

a love letter to roosters! 5.30.11 roosters.  do you love them or do you hate them?  i personally love roosters, but i realize i am probably in the minority.  well, i love  a  rooster.  one at a time is all i (and my...

appreciating having made it to the vernal equinox

Blog: little tree   -   Sunday April 03, 2011   -   By Carolyn

3.20.2011   today, happily, is the vernal equinox.  it seemed like it was a really long and difficult winter.  not as bad as the kind i use to struggle through growing up in the great lakes region of pennsylvania, but still difficult by our...

10 Good Reasons to Grow Your Own Food

Blog: Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Wednesday January 12, 2011   -   By Poly

10 Good Reasons to Grow Your Own Food:   1. Great tasting, fresh, and nutritious food right outside your door.   There is no doubt about it, home grown food tastes better and is more nutritious than...

Seek Basic Backyard Farming Awareness prior to st...

Blog: Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Friday November 12, 2010   -   By Tony

There is a growing demand to start a backyard organic garden in an ecconomy that is driving us all down financially.People come to me and ask me to help them but they themselves are not ready to cope with the idea of a productive garden that needs resources to...

Urban Hikes and dinner parties

Blog: Farm Share West/Organic Now   -   Sunday March 21, 2010   -   By Marika

Another summer-like day in Oakland!  I'm taking my friend, Jen, and her dog, Roxy, on one of my urban hikes.  I first learned about urban hikes from an ex-boyfriend.  He was a big fan of exerting as much energy as possible, and really, really,...

Top ten tips on Intensive organic urban farming in...

Blog: Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Friday March 19, 2010   -   By Tony

The French were the pioneers in intensive gardening during the WW-I and WW-II.To be honest to history we might summon the Chinese ,Greek,Babylonian and Mayans ancient biointensive farming methods 4000 years ago.Whether you want to call it French fries or...

Urban Farming 101 in TROPICAL Florida.Basics to s...

Blog: Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Saturday February 06, 2010   -   By Tony

It was back in 2008 when a local newspaper published a two page report on my urban farming practice at a local communirty garden that is now history.This is a narrative for the daring urban farmer who wants to explore more on the subject of Urban Farming in...

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chickenybabies first snow on the way

Blog: Hippychick's Gardens   -   Thursday December 03, 2009   -   By hippychick

70 percent chance for friday snow woooohooooooo ! this is very exciting for a chicago transplant who thought she would never see the day! and and and it will prove to be chickenybabes first snow truly special i wonder... will they need eeny ...

Victory Chickens - Last chance for 2oo9

Blog: Hippychick's Gardens   -   Tuesday November 17, 2009   -   By hippychick

   update 12.03.2oo9 all girls are sold for the 2oo9 season - thank you - happy hollydays to all!   The following are my newest and last group of hippychick victory chickens for the year of 2oo9.  The wee pullets will be...

pretty pretties about the place

Blog: Hippychick's Gardens   -   Monday October 12, 2009   -   By hippychick

victory chickens - 10-12 week rare and heritage br...

Blog: Hippychick's Gardens   -   Sunday September 13, 2009   -   By hippychick

hippychick's victory chickens - all birds raised on coyote creek organic chicken feed - twelve and ten week old organically fed rare and heritage breed pullets and 1 welsummer rooster. most girls are at twelve weeks old with a hatching date of june 21...

breaking fast the ole' farmin' way

Blog: Hippychick's Gardens   -   Tuesday August 25, 2009   -   By hippychick

breaky n' lunchy pretty pretty breaky poached eggs on sourdough toast salt n' pepper lunchy mammywich of slow smoked chicken a preserved peach, garlic aoili , ricotta, dash of honey n' fresh greens simple artful happiness from home   *all...

I thought Indiana is a Farm State

Blog: Westminster Farmers' Market   -   Wednesday August 19, 2009   -   By Dean

   I thought Indiana was a farm state. Check this news story out from IndyStar.com. Urban chicken movement? Chicken underground? http://www.indystar.com/article/20090818/NEWS/908180375/1001  

mozz in the mornin' - waking with cheese

Blog: Hippychick's Gardens   -   Tuesday August 18, 2009   -   By hippychick

morning favored time when day need not be rushed waking gently stepping lightly eyes focus adjust find clarity favored light breathing peaceful quiet cool chickens coocoo til' roo ah roo sounds his windy song ahrahrooooawww wakey wakey ...

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