Comments for Small-Scale Farming http://microecofarming.com/wordpress For your micro eco-farming &/or agritourism business Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:37:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Live greens for hens in permanent chicken coops by Carol Havens http://microecofarming.com/wordpress/?p=251&cpage=1#comment-8 Carol Havens Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:37:05 +0000 http://microecofarming.com/wordpress/?p=251#comment-8 Great to read this confirmation of an idea I made up as I plan for my new chickens. I intend to put a couple of half oak barrels in the chicken yard and grow kale and spinach or chard in them, covered with wire, just as mentioned. I will add purslane as suggested. I also plan to use an old wooden box with holes in the bottom to make compost - a few inches of dirt, and then offer garden trimmings and kitchen veg scraps in the box for the hens to scratch, eat, and poop - making compost for me, contained in the box. All of this is in my head, so far. I'll let you know how it works out. Great to read this confirmation of an idea I made up as I plan for my new chickens. I intend to put a couple of half oak barrels in the chicken yard and grow kale and spinach or chard in them, covered with wire, just as mentioned. I will add purslane as suggested. I also plan to use an old wooden box with holes in the bottom to make compost – a few inches of dirt, and then offer garden trimmings and kitchen veg scraps in the box for the hens to scratch, eat, and poop – making compost for me, contained in the box. All of this is in my head, so far. I’ll let you know how it works out.

]]> Comment on Live greens for hens in permanent chicken coops by susan allport http://microecofarming.com/wordpress/?p=251&cpage=1#comment-6 susan allport Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:54:41 +0000 http://microecofarming.com/wordpress/?p=251#comment-6 (From the editors: This tip is from Susan Allport, who's written a very good book on the science behind Omega 3s and their benefits to us) Thought you would be interested in this short omega-3 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIgNpsbvcVM (From the editors: This tip is from Susan Allport, who’s written a very good book on the science behind Omega 3s and their benefits to us)

Thought you would be interested in this short omega-3 video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIgNpsbvcVM

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