No, they greatly dislike sun, and should be kept out of it. Easy growing!

yes, and in a larger growing system, including a greenhouse, we will be trying it out.

hey goldendawne, hugaculture is a great technique for keeping a garden's soils damp and happy. I recommend some searching online. On my farm site, I have written about them a few times on the blog, and

yes! the root sends out fresh shoots underground each year and you can dig up and split the root ball to create more plants. Be aware that where you plant them, they will establish, so think about spacing

Thank you @goldendawne!

Yes Cecicastor, I am so grateful for the opportunity to hunt locally and earn that trust with my neighbors. Relationships like this are why I'm a humanist at heart.

cool jamjamfood, what do you do to winterize your greenhouse and what are you using it for during the cold months?

cool jamjamfood, what do you do to winterize your greenhouse and what are you using it for during the cold months?

hey there gardengirl! Yeah, we're in the temperate rain forest down here. It's "evergreen"! Hope you're keeping warm, is the growing season over, or do you have heated greenhouses?

Statistically, relocating an animal does not work well for the animal and they either return, or are out-competed by the resident animals. It's better to harvest the problem animals and prevent stress

Edible Acres is a wonderful farm, and yes, their chicken set up has a lot of great ideas.

yes galberto, they can strip the bark off trees if there is not enough forage. Our goats are moved daily to prevent overgrazing. We tether them to target specific areas of the landscape. Fence trees in

I'd go with a small goat breed for pet and law care. Nigerian Dwarf comes to mind, and Tennessee fainting goats (myotonic goats) are also popular backyard breeds. They will need more than grass in their

hey there aibell, capons only happen if they were operated on at a young age. You might have a hermaphrodite, which is not unheard of in the bird world.

@cecicastor It can get down into the low teens Fahrenheit. How cold does it get for you?

Cope with, or compliment? We are one and the same.

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Hey newlifeprojects, great question! Grains are grasses, grasses are plants too. The chickens at Leafhopper Farm are pasture raised, meaning on top of a nutritionally balanced feed (which includes the

Clay is an expensive import and hard to spread evenly without heavy equipment (our pond would need at least 1 ton of clay). If you plan on getting into the pond, your weight on the clay bottom can pierce