Animals
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Beyond Eggs – Part 1
Well-managed chickens can provide eggs and meat as well as composting assistance, sanitation and pest reduction, soil amendment services, and…
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Sweet Success
Our little family – James (14), Steve and myself – have been busy turning our acre strip field on the…
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Raising Pigs — Part 4
Electric fencing works very effectively for pigs, IF you give them the right first impressions of it. Pigs see most…
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Minerals and Natural Instincts
We like to think that a ruminant’s tongue is the most dynamic and comprehensive nutritional laboratory in the world. For…
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Raising Pigs – Part 3
Can pigs learn manners? Here are some ideas to keep pig-raising enjoyable when those cute little piglets have grown big…
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Adaptive Epigenetics by Rewilding Livestock
Our farm’s interest in wild breeding—or rewilding our livestock—began during a winter blizzard. Standing outside in the snow and covered…
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A Look at Traditional Asian Beekeeping Methods
The Asiatic honeybee, Apis cerena, is one of the native bee species in Thailand that is found throughout much of…
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Raising Pigs Part 2 – New Piglets
We once tried breeding our own piglets, and it turns out we’re not made of the right stuff to be…
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Planting In Preparation For Free Range Chickens
The decision to free range your chicken flock is not one to be taken lightly. There are so many positives…
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Raising Pigs — Part 1
The pork we eat is raised and butchered here on our small farm because we like to be responsible for…
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Meliponas in Guatemala: The Advantages of Raising Native Bees
People have been raising bees for thousands of years. The honey they produced gave humanity its first sweet tooth, and…
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Designed Soil Disturbance with Chickens
We’re moving the Chicken Caravan 30, aka ‘The Chickenator,’ into the main crop system which is a lovely new playground…
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