Livestock
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Where Have All the Barnyard Breeds Gone? (And a Sustainable Poultry Workshop with Jim Adkins, August 5-7, 2014, NSW, Australia)
Instructor Jim Adkins teaching the Hogan Principles of Production at Heritage Creek Farm With the industrialization of agriculture, dual purpose…
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Taranaki Farm Chicken System (Victoria, Australia)
Taranaki Farm is truly a wonderful place to witness. The farm focuses on producing pastured poultry, beef and pork, with…
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Urban Garden Demonstration Update (New Zealand)
by Kay Baxter, PRI New Zealand (Koanga Institute) This is an update on our urban permaculture garden experiment which integrates…
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The Meat Industry and Ideas for What We Can Do About It
Some practical ideas about the meat industry Spacious chicken houses — a stark minority (Photo by David Ashwanden) In many…
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The Pig Farmer
One day in Iowa I met a particular gentleman — and I use that term, gentleman, frankly, only because I…
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Building the Chicken Tractor on Steroids
"Who can weld?" Geoff asks. Keen to impress, my hand goes up. “I will see you at the shed after…
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Keeping Chickens
The scientific name for chickens is Gallus domesticus for domesticated chickens. Domesticated chickens have been bred by humans from Asian…
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Keeping Chickens on Contaminated Soil
by Good Life Permaculture Despite having lead contaminated soils, Margaret has been able to apply good design to integrate chickens…
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Advanced Cell Grazing with Geoff Lawton
Last year on Permaculture News there was an excellent article on Advanced Cell Grazing by Nick Burtner who documents the…
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Biological Carpeting
Biological Carpeting is a method introduced to us by Rodger Savory of Savory Grassland Management. Rodger is the son of…
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The Royal Buffalo Bank – Promoting Animal Traction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqK2CN0J_jM Water Buffalo have been a community staple throughout Southeast Asia for centuries, especially in Thailand where the largest agricultural…
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Goat Observations: Herding Loose Goats
All photos by David Ashwanden Animal attention When interacting with any animal it is important to develop a certain kind…
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