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Once upon a time...

Crown Point Alpaca Farm   -   Jun 03, 2009 - By Valerie

Once upon a time, I had great visions of Yurts and a big Alpaca farm and little children eagerly learning about nature and learning to treasure every tiny little critter, and seeing the wonder an excitement in the twinkling of their eyes… and today that dream...

Two evenings ago, Sean, Freya and I headed out to the coop to put the chickens in for the night. I had asked them to join me in preparation for an upcoming evening when I would not be home. I wanted to show them how to round up all of the flock and get them...

Here is a picture of the coop as it appears today. The northern half is walled in to protect the chickens from predators during the night. The plywood has been covered with house-wrap to avoid damage from the rain and the roof trusses are covered temporarily...

hippychick's victory chickens pullets availalb...

Hippychick's Gardens   -   Jun 02, 2009 - By hippychick

hippychick's victory chickens heritage and rare breed pullets available june 13th. these young girls are nearing nine weeks of age. they have been happily raised on coyote creek organic feed. if you are interested in raising your own chickens then give...

Community gardens are best place to absorb student...

Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Jun 02, 2009 - By Tony_1

When I was in college I took students from the biology class I was tutoring to volunteer at a community garden .They were rewarded with credit hours for the community service effort. Now with the schools being vacated for the summer break the best...

Spring on the Farm

Blueberry Hill Farm   -   Jun 02, 2009 - By Carmen_1

There is no time on the farm as busy as the month of May, ESPECIALLY a May as wet as the one just passed.  Everything needs to be done NOW and there's never enough hours in the day or week to begin getting the many needed chores accomplished. ...

HOMEMADE DEER AND RABBIT REPELLANT RECIPE

So Succulent Gardens   -   Jun 02, 2009 - By Blossomfarm

This is a recipe from Colorado State Extension Office. The commercial brand of Deer Repellant is quite expensive, I thought you may benefit from this tried and true recipe.   It is quite weather resistant and needs to be sprayed again in 30 to 60...

How the apples are doing

Blue Faerie Farm   -   Jun 02, 2009 - By Ray & Jan

We finally had a few hours this weekend to spend in the orchard. Things are progressing nicely, despite some of the challenges the weather and my schedule have thrown our way. Just so everyone knows this is only the second year since we established this...

Over the past few days, I have been using the tractor to get a few more tasks completed. The driveway has been plagued with potholes since before we bought the farm. With the warm spring rains those potholes became huge and filled with water. I felt...

We are in full bloom how exciting!!. Yes the first lavender harvest party of the season starts Wednesday. Good friends with sharp instruments running thru the field. We will reward them with food and wine after we work them at Lavender Boot camp. Should be...