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Me too! "Human beings will be happier - not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. Th…
Replied Dec. 21, 2009
Lance Praet has always grown plants, and now i'm growing chichkens
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Me too!
"Human beings will be happier - not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That's my utopia."
Kurt Vonnegut
pretty! do you have chickens feeding on that grass yet?
i'll post some pics tomorrow
I have mine very open. No problems here. It really doesn't get cold enough. I figure if we have an odd week I can bring in the heat lamp, but I haven't had to do that. The heat is always an issue here. I have enough shade and I cover the entire run…
Chris is right, depends.
Give photos and more info. Cold is not so much a factor in the PHX area, it is the heat and sun of the summer that is what you need to worry about the most.
Check out the Micro Livestock group here on this site. Has a listin…
no temperature problems?
Does anyone see a problem with one side of my coop being open to the run?
The black one is a Dominique and the gray one is an Easter egger.
Chris...are you saying if I get a few cats...they will scare the rabbits away?
could also be my cat
Some one once told me that blood meal sprinkled around the garden helps. I have used it for several years and while my neighbors have rabbit issues they leave my garden alone. I am growing cabbage, lettuce, sunchokes, onions and
chard and peas
Does anyone know of a vegetable thats rabbits wont eat but will do well in Arizona?
that's awesome
There are two Rhode Island Reds, unfortunately i'm not sure what the other ones are. Maybe someone here can identify them.
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So, do you have a Mexican Lime or Orange tree from which I can get cuttings?
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School and Community Gardens - A Growing National Movement at University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
February 13, 2010 from 9am to 11am
Calling All Community Builders!! City planners, gardeners, parents, chefs, food banks, hospitals, students and teachers (all levels pre-school through post - grad), mayors, sustainable business leaders, youth group leaders, YOU!
Please join the Pho…
brilliant...simply brilliant...all these ideas!
Thanks to Myron for giving me a heads-up on this. Forwarding his message:
Tonight, the CBS Evening News is broadcasting the first in a two-part series on the
use of antibiotics in livestock (some background here).
Katie Couric previewed the report t…
Building a Biodynamic Compost Heap with Maya Dailey at Maya's Farm at South Mountain
February 20, 2010 from 8am to 12pm
Building a Biodynamic Compost Heap with Maya Dailey
HANDS-ON, Limit 15 people
Suggested donation $20
Come down to the Farm at South Mountain and assist Maya in building a biodynamic compost heap. Biodynamics seeks to capture the "life force" in pla…
Growing Potted Tomatoes & Other Edibles on Your Patio with Chris Byers at Central Slope Herbal tea & Green Design Center
February 13, 2010 from 1pm to 2:30pm
Do you want to garden but not sure about digging up your yard? Or do not have a yard? Then come and learn how to have all the tomatoes you want in two square feet of space! You will learn the finer points of how to select a tomato to raise in a pot…
Saturday Tour - Joan Baron's House at Joan Baron's House
February 27, 2010 from 9am to 11am
Joan Baron is a local artists that works with mosaics, ceramics and earth plasters. She has created an oasis in her yard that includes an herb spiral, rammed earth walls, a cistern, permeable driveway, and basic water harvesting techniques. Joan's y…
Raising Chickens in Your Backyard with Rachel Bess at Tempe Transportation Center
February 24, 2010 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Rachel will show you how easy it is to keep chickens in your backyard.
Chickens in Phoenix? You bet! Chickens make great pets, efficient bug and weed eaters and excellent soil tillers, not to mention that they provide us with wonderful fresh eggs!…
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