Working Animals
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Of Mice and Men and Chooks
Some of the motley chook collective A good mate of mine described the chook (chicken) collective here as a “motley…
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Geoff Lawton’s Zaytuna Farm Video Tour – Part II
Last year I took some time out to make a Zaytuna Farm Video Tour for you all (embedded here, with…
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Backed by Real Horsepower (video)
Photos © Craig Mackintosh The image of the tractor has symbolized farming since the 1900s. In fact, you’d have to…
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Bee All or End All
Photo © Craig Mackintosh It’s score one for the bees. Last week the European Union banned neonicotinoid pesticides for a…
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Managing the Working Chicken (video)
Almost everyone who is exposed to permaculture concepts has seen the above graphic (from Bill Mollison’s Introduction to Permaculture). It’s…
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Worm Bin and Chicken Poop Compost Catch
by Rick Pickett, Eco-Ola Rehabilitating degraded land in the Peruvian Amazon requires utilizing many tools in ecological agriculture’s arsenal. We…
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A Complete Guide to Using Slugs as a Resource with Indian Runner Ducks
This article is for all those people out there who are under regular attack from the cursed slug. If you…
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Integrating Livestock in the Food Forest
Cattle grazing under alder in silvopasture system at Las Canadas, Huatusco, Mexico Integrating livestock seems to be the best way…
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Pigscavation to Help Water Penetration
Capturing water before it runs off your property is key to rehydrating parched landscapes. Building ‘swales’ or channels along contour…
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‘Quaquaponics’ – How to set up Aquaponics with Ducks!
You don’t need to eat fish to set up a backyard aquaponics system! Ducks are a great alternative and produce…
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VEG Design Solutions, Part II: The Magical Chicken Tunnel
by Dan Palmer, Very Edible Gardens Introduction In late 2009 we were engaged to complete a design for a ¼…
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Australian Researchers Look into Alternative Forages for Horses
Browsing (feeding on vegetation other than grasses) may be an important aspect of the equine diet that is often overlooked,…
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