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Have fish in an aquarium or aquaponics? Make them tea!
Tannins in Indian almond leaves are helpful in keeping the pH of the water low & adding antifungal & antibacterial qualities info the water. It also gives hiding spaces for fry & a place to lay eggs for some types of fish. It is a great water conditioner. However, a carbon filter will remove all its goodness...…
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The smallest livestock you can raise, even in an apartment or smaller space
A few years ago, I posted an article I had written on snail farming here at The Grow Network. To my surprise... as I'm often too unconventional even for Permaculture forums, it was very well received. @Marjory Wildcraft even sent me a very nice message saying that even if people didn't care to eat snails, she thought my…
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Vermicomposting
Hey there, I was doing some research and came this video we made from a few years. Thought y'all might enjoy it. Happy growing
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ESSENTIAL OILS AND ANIMALS.
Try as I might, I could not access the forum on Essential Oils and Animals. But I feel that the information I have would help many, so I am posting it here, in hopes that Marjorie can place it on the proper forum: This is a direct quote from Dr. Zielinsky's book: "The Healing Power of Essential Oils": "Cats lack an enzyme…
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Worm Farming by Geoff Lawton
I just came across this excellent worm farming/composting video. By Geoff Lawton, Mr Permaculture in Australia. Practical, easy, no nonsense. Hope you like it. https://youtu.be/Z5ozNM-Hb0w all you need is an old bath or similar.
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Stunning video doesn't even come close to describing this...
I want a camera that shoots like this! LOL
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earthworms and ecology
We have dozens of earth worms on the road and driveway when it rains. Of course the birds eat some of them, but I've been wondering about rescuing a bunch and putting them in the garden or on the compost piles. Our garden is full of earth worms but the compost piles aren't. But I have two questions: Would the gardens be as…
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Heritage Poultry Census - if you are breeding rare poultry breeds, can you help out?
Hi Everyone, Jeanette Beranger, Sr. Programs Manger of The Livestock Conservancy (TLC) just sent me this request. The TLC is a non-profit dedicated to helping preserve heritage breeds of livestock (and a super great organization to support). I’m reaching out because we are launching a new poultry census this year and we…
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Native Black soldier flies creating at least 3 opportunities in my yard.
I am one of those people who's mind has a million plus ideas on the mental need to do list. 😆 For the last year or so it had really bothered me that our family was not recycling our dogs sold wastes. I resisted the idea of purchasing those poop digesters. I waited, revisted the idea, brainstormed and waited some more. Then…
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Worms Worms Worms
Have to have a chat about journey to growing plants. It started trying to recycle food waste using worm farms, becoming able to produce worm farm products such as worm tea, worm castings lead to having abundance. So went to a local community garden to donate my product and that is when my journey began. Since spending time…
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Raising Snails for Food... not really livestock, but....
The common brown snail was brought to the Americas by European immigrants as a very important food source. Not only were these snails commonly eaten in Europe, but their dormancy made them ideal for people traveling long sea voyages. Snails go dormant at the first frost, withdraw into their shells and remain in dormancy…
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Oh-h-h No... Not Another One!
I've been called pretty weird many times in my life. It's never bothered me since I know I am really not like most people in several facets of life. One such situation comes up rather often because I am a gardener. The scenario, when digging, I always pity those little earthworms. I'm always digging into them in my soil…