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Mother Earth News- Milking Shorthorn Cattle: Heritage Livestock BreedsThe Milking Shorthorn is a breed of dairy cattle that complements the similar Beef Shorthorn breed, a divide which sprouted from Shorthorn breeders stressing importance on milk production. Its population is relatively low, but its traits include self-sufficient calving and producing milk high in protein. […]
- White Wyandotte Chickens: Heritage Poultry BreedsThe White Wyandotte chicken emerged as a breed after the American Civil War, but nearly disappeared after large-scale egg production techniques were introduced. It has a pleasant, maternal disposition and is suited to cold climates. […]
- Milking Devon Cattle: Heritage Livestock BreedsThe Milking Devon is a triple-purpose breed that produces beef and milk, plus the steers make excellent draft animals. Despite a small population, they have many devoted breeders who agree that they thrive on rough, hilly pasture. […]
- Rhode Island Red Chickens: Heritage Poultry BreedsThe Rhode Island Red was originally bred to be a dual-purpose chicken, and is one of the most well-known chicken breeds. The egg-laying strain is now most abundant. […]
- Dutch Belted Cattle: Heritage Livestock BreedsDescended from the Lakenvelder breed of Holland, the distinctively Oreo-cookie-patterned Dutch Belt or Dutch Belted cattle produce high quality grass-fed milk. Despite a drastic decline in population in recent years, Dutch Belted cows are an attractive and valuable dairy breed and produce high quality milk. […]
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Garden resources for the home gardener
Gardening Resources – resources for the home gardener including composting, planting a victory garden, and growing fruit and vegetables at home. If you have had enough of snow and ice? One sure fire way to shake off those winter blues is start planning this year’s garden. To help – we’ve pulled together some helpful Bay [...] -
How to Build a Compost Pile
Tia Pinney shows us how to create a quick and easy compost pile. Personally, I always like to add some worms to help the process along and their castings (fancy word for worm poop) are nutrient rich. Everything that goes into the pile doesn’t end up in the landfill – yea! Tia Pinney is a [...] -
Steppin’ into the Garden
Image via Wikipedia When life gets crazy – an unending list of chores – work projects, volunteering, stuff around the house – I head off into nature. My escape has always been go hug a tree. But sometimes getting away isn’t so easy. Load up the truck, corral the dogs, prod Husband off the couch [...] -
You gonna eat that?
Image via Wikipedia Never in a million years would I have predicted that I would be getting up at the crack of dawn to go worm shopping. Yes, worm shopping, and no I don’t fish. A never ending list of domestic chores – I have become the housekeeper, the cook, and now the gardener. Of [...] -
How To Make Your Own Compost
Image by bill barber (back later this month) via Flickr A soil can never get enough compost because soil can always be improved with additional organic matter. Compost is organic matter that has broken down sufficiently such that its mineral and nutrient components can be readily absorbed by plants. You can either buy compost or [...]