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Microfarms—or small acreage farms—are gaining popularity across the country for their astoundingly high yields and great tasting produce, as well as their profitability. This handbook reveals the secrets of successful micro eco-farming and explains what eco-farmers need to know to start their own small agribusiness.
Questions such as What can be grown? How do farmers reach their markets? and What sustainable production methods can be used? are answered in detail and supported be hundreds of real-life examples. A variety of unusual uses for crops are also provided, including producing organic spa products, building an urban greenhouse, creating a heritage rose farm, or cultivating a connoisseur apple orchard. Ecologists, amateur gardeners, farmers, and those interested in sustainable living will enjoy this in-depth look at the spiritually and f inancially rewarding aspects of this new field.
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Organic Gardening "Do It Yourself" Projects
"He who can copy can do."
-- Leonardo da Vinci
-- Leonardo da Vinci
- Build a Rain Garden
Rain gardens are specially constructed gardens located in low areas of a yard where storm water can collect. - Drawing a Landscape Map
Before you design or improve your landscape... - Make Your Own Water Garden!
Bring an exotic touch to your patio, deck, or yard by making a small water garden in a tub. - Water Gardening
Finding the Site, Choosing Plants and Fish
- Gardening Projects for Children
Of the many ways to do the Earth good, perhaps the most far-reaching is to convey to children a sense of love, respect and responsibility for nature's beauty, power and vulnerability. - Make Your Own Stepping Stones
It's a great way to create a design, other than with plants, in your garden. - Make a Raised Bed Garden
Creating a raised bed usually includes a great deal of spading, possibly a multiyear process, but the following method permits great success in the first year after a farely simple soil modification process. - Make Your Own Worm Bin
A worm composing system can be easily started by following these five steps:... - Build a Compost Bin
Create your own compost bin to produce your own rich, beneficial soil additive! - Adobe Horno
by Blake Bufford - Make Your Own Rain Barrel
Some of the tools are specialized and can be costly. However, recommended less expensive alternatives are discussed. You can put your own rain barrel together for about $20
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Sustainable Living:
Did You Know...
Declare your yard a "Pesticide Free" Zone!
... and spread the word! Once you've converted your lawn, let the neighborhood know -- maybe you can persuade others. You can Proclaim Organic Pest Control! to post and get tips on talking to neighbors from the Washington Toxics Coalition.
... and spread the word! Once you've converted your lawn, let the neighborhood know -- maybe you can persuade others. You can Proclaim Organic Pest Control! to post and get tips on talking to neighbors from the Washington Toxics Coalition.
