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“Why I am Sad”, or, “Satsumas Are Nearly Finished”

There’s a town, not too far away from me, called Satsuma. I thought I’d start off by mentioning that. It’s a pretty lame town, and I guess I don’t really want to talk about it. So. Satsumas are pretty popular in most areas of the country right now, in fact, I remember reading a somewhat recent article about them listing in a... [Read more of this review]

Deciding Between a Homemade and Commercial Brooder Box

A long time ago we build a brooder box out of 2×2′s and plywood. It was simple; I believe we got the plans from an extension service pamphlet, and it didn’t cost very much to build. We started by using it outdoors;  it had a plywood top with hinges. We build an attached sunporch for them to hang out outside. For a few chicks every... [Read more of this review]

Composted Feathers for Fertilizer

So we’ve been making a pile of chicken feathers for about two years. Yah, out of context it does sound kinda weird. You see, Feather meal is a rather expense, but very good organic fertilizer. It’s like 12-0-0 or something like that (to lazy to Google it, that’s your job now).  My friend Luther uses it with seedling mixes for an epic... [Read more of this review]

My Complicated Relationship With Geese

It all started two years ago, in the late summer. We have an acre of blueberry plants, and an acre of grass is quite a lot of grass to cut. Especially in the summer, when the bahia grass decides for a few months span to devote it’s energy to taking over the whole planet;  before giving up, exhausted, to the usually dry fall weather and cool nights. I... [Read more of this review]

A Brief, No-Nonsense Guide to Raising Meat Chickens at Home

  I run into a lot of people lately who are interested in raising their own chickens for meat. I think this trend is really neat, and in this article I will show you how easy it is to get started raising your own broilers! There’s a lot of distrust in industrial agriculture among folks, and with good reason. Despite increasing consumer awareness,... [Read more of this review]

Morel Patches Finished

…So I took an hour this week to go ahead and a finally make use of those bags of spawn i was sent. I made the outdoor patches near an old oak tree out in our woods. Morels can stand a little bit of filtered sunlight, but I wasn’t taking any chances. Also, the location underneath the old oak makes the patch much easier to find. I made the... [Read more of this review]

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