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For a limited time we are offering FREE fertile chicken eggs with the purchase of our mini chicken, quail or duck incubator.  This incubator is inexpensive and perfect for the home or classroom.  We also carry the candling lite, 4H poultry helper...

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May be you have been told that SLUDGE is Safe and Organic.May be you have beleived that no toxic heavy metals and company are there to contaminate your garden after applying sludge...may be ...may be yes or may be no.Here are the latest news in case you...

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Have you ever asked yourself this question: Why container gardening is easier to handle than the yard gardening? Well, here are some benefits listings  to encourage you to start an organic garden in containers if you live in a studio,efficiency,apartm...

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Certified Naturally Grown

Clause Farms   -   Mar 09, 2010 - By Alexis

Oh what an exciting day I am happy to announce that we are now Certified Naturally Grown www.naturallygrown.org !  What does this mean?  Well, it means a lot of the same thing as organic means but it is a lot less paperwork and money but a lot more...

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The is the Fifteenth Blog From the Sheep Farmer at Shady Hill Farms. Easter approaches on April 4 with Orthodox Easter just a week later. For my son Bradley who sells all of our production through his own bussiness Great American Lamb Company, "Easter...

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This is the Fourteenth Blog From the Sheep Farmer at Shady Hill Farms. It has been a long time between Blog entries and a very long Winter in Northeast Ohio! It occurs to me as we struggled through Winter and the shed lambing of our 80 ewes that an awful...

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The unconventional gardener

Ms Robin's Garden   -   Mar 09, 2010 - By Robin_1

That's me, the unconventional gardener. Nothing weird mind you, just doing things a little different. When I come across something that makes my work easier, or my body ache less, the decision to switch methods comes easily. No matter how silly it...

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Hops, a whole new world

Ramble N Shetlands Farm   -   Mar 09, 2010 - By Sherry

I have several varieties of Hops growing. They are used for brewing beer, as a sleep aid in a tea form or dried and put into a pillow as an aromatic , like aromatheropy. My sheep are fat and happy. At least thats what I think when they jump in the air and...

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March came in with wonderful temperatures and great weather.  Hopefully it is "goodbye" to the below average temps.  We are trying some new pruning techniques, mostly due to being so behind schedule.  Hedge trimmers seem to do a great...

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Chaparral is one of the most widespread plants found on the desert floor, and some of them are noted to be the oldest living plants in the world. Expansive areas of these shrubs are found growing throughout the desert in western San Bernardino County, and some...

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