Healthy Self Reliance
Jodi Avery What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? Problem statement: People in the U.S. and other industrialized countries walk into a supermarket and buy fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats without knowing anything about the kind of farm where the food was grown, or how far the food had to travel to get to the grocery store. This …
Old Big Brother Had a Farm: A USDA plan to attach microchips to every farm animal in America has some small-scale farmers worried Grist Magazine Mar. 27, 2006 If only Orwell could get a load of this. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is promoting a system that would have farm animal owners and livestock handlers …
Most communities are full of people who would like to make a difference. I hope you find these community gardening resources helpful. Take the time to survey your community to discover what is already being done. This is the resource page for Starting a Community Garden All-America City Program https://www.nationalcivicleague.org — The All-America City Award …
Vermicomposting? Aaaaaa hahaha… honest to God, that’s the first thing that went through my mind when I first saw the word. I’m SO not kidding. But it’s meaning is this… “the use of specially bred earthworms, esp. to aerate soil and convert organic matter into compost; also called vermicuture” vermi = worm culture Sounds sort …
Get the basics on starting a community garden in your area This fact sheet is designed to give many different groups the basic information they need to get their gardening project off the ground. These lists are in no way meant to be complete. Each main idea will probably trigger more questions, so an assortment …
Why Build a Worm Bin? helps reduce waste disposal cost raise worms for fishing no foul smell or pests provides a convenient method for converting kitchen vegetable wastes into a rich organic fertilizer for your plants. great high protein chicken food It’s EASY to build a good worm bin! Get vermicomposting in five easy steps: …
Prevent worm pests before plants become damaged with these moth egg parasites. The Trichogramma are a group of minute wasps (smaller than a needle’s eye) that lay their eggs in pest moth eggs, where the wasp offspring develop, kill the pest larvae, and produce new wasps. Preferred food: The eggs of more than 200 pests, …
This PSA could have been from any town…. the information is notable. Community gardens and community food security is important. Teach a man to fish… Tulsa Food Security Council and Local Economic Development Katie Plohocky was April’s featured guest for First Thursdays! at Elote Cafe on Thursday, April 5 from 12:30-2:00 PM. She presented about …
Thanks to Susan Weiner at Farm Sanctuary for pointing us to that organization’s network of websites — this has to be one of the most comprehensive resources available on factory farming, animal rights, vegetarianism, and many other related topics. Some of the more interesting resources found were the information from FactoryFarming.com on the environmental and …
There are many reasons that plants can or cannot absorb nutrients contained in the soil they are growing in. It is as complicated. Consider the vitamin and mineral supplements you choose to take into your own body. How do you choose? Why do you think you need them? One thing goes without saying and yet, …