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Anaerobic Methane Digester Project

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Dec 24, 2010 - By Poly

Excellent source for the beginer wanting to get involved in methane digester projects. The link to the website is posted below. Anaerobic Digester Project My Anaerobic Digester Project is going to be building: (a) A small-scale digester. (b) A...

What Is a Food CO-OP?

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Dec 24, 2010 - By Poly

There are many different types of food co-ops. I have attached a link to a good source of explanation. Just the first paragraph, for more please click the link. A food  co-op is a collectively owned grocery store. Most frequently, a food ...

Tea Tree Oil Uses

Rainbow Ranch Farms   -   Dec 24, 2010 - By Poly

A freind sent me this wonderful information, I found it useful, I have attached the original website where she located the info. 1. All Purpose Cleaner: Add (?) drops of tea tree oil to 2 Tbs. of vinegar with 1 tsp. of borax. Put solution in a 12 ounce...

Merry CHRISTmas

Colvin Family Farm   -   Dec 24, 2010 - By Colvin Farm

Colvin Family wishes all a merry CHRISTmas and a Happy New Year!!

We are still here despite the efforts of people trying their best to hurt hard working farmers and ranchers. Until the perpetrator of these attacks is brought to justice we will be limiting our formerly open dialog. Local harvest has chosen to ignore the facts...

Holiday Wishes

Touch Of Heaven Farm   -   Dec 23, 2010 - By Donna_3

We here at Touch of Heaven Farm want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

On a fahmstead, nothing is simple.  Oh sure, you might be thinking about the gentle quacking of ducks, cooing of the chickens, buzzing of the bees, but that all takes work to accomplish.  Some of the work is planned, like maintenance chores, but a...

Beauty and the Beet

Morgan Botanicals   -   Dec 22, 2010 - By Jessica_7

The beet ( Beta vulgaris) ;  is probably the best known and most popular beet. Most have seen or grown the basic red or purple root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet, but there are other varieties such as sugar beets, sea beets, and spinach...

Full Spectrum Lighting for Goats, Pigs, and Chicke...

Spring Hill Farms   -   Dec 22, 2010 - By David_8

Full Spectrum Bulb I first heard of full spectrum lighting several years ago. Full spectrum lights are the closest light to natural sunlight available. It got me to thinking about how it would effect livestock during the long days of winter here in...

It is a matter of time

Miolea Organic Farm   -   Dec 21, 2010 - By Brian_1

My wife and I met some incredibly talented and gifted people this past week.  We attended the regional BMSB workgroup meeting and met the professional people that have dedicated their lives to the pursuit and understanding of insects and the insect...