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  • TALKING TOOLS with Jonathan Dysinger of Farmer’s Friend LLC

    TALKING TOOLS with Jonathan Dysinger of Farmer’s Friend LLC



    Talking about tools with the creator of the Quick Cut Greens Harvester, Jonathan Dysinger.
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    Harvester here:
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    Caterpillar Tunnel here:
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    1 Day Workshop:http://bit.ly/2cziu7v
    Donate:http://theurbanfarmer.co/support/
    My online course: www.profitableurbanfarming.com
    My book: www.theurbanfarmer.co

    Music by: David Cutter Music – www.davidcuttermusic.co.uk

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    FARM EQUIPMENT I USE:
    Quick Cut Greens Harvester:http://bit.ly/1W3nLGb
    Knife and Tool Sharpener:http://bit.ly/29DHlos
    Jang Seeder:http://goo.gl/XGvJtl
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  • Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    These days people are raising a number of livestock animals to provide meat for their family. One of those small animals that seems to be growing in popularity is the rabbit. While most of their diet consists nutrient dense pellets, they should be given a variety of fresh vegetables. This article was designed to introduce the readers to valuable information on planting and growing a garden full of the vegetables that are especially beneficial to rabbits.

    Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    The article is from Imperfectly Happy Homesteading. The author was looking to share their experience of raising rabbits as livestock in order to help others to do the same. All of the information that is included in the article was added in order to make it easy more beneficial for the reader.

    Benefits of reading the Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    Learn several valuable tips on how to select which types of vegetables for feeding rabbits.
    The article describes in detail what variety of vegetables that are designed provide rabbits that right amount of nutrients.

    The information is presented in a way that makes it really easy to read and to understand.

    Click here to read about:

    http://imperfectlyhappy.com/growing-a-rabbit-garden/ 

  • Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    These days people are raising a number of livestock animals to provide meat for their family. One of those small animals that seems to be growing in popularity is the rabbit. While most of their diet consists nutrient dense pellets, they should be given a variety of fresh vegetables. This article was designed to introduce the readers to valuable information on planting and growing a garden full of the vegetables that are especially beneficial to rabbits.

    Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    The article is from Imperfectly Happy Homesteading. The author was looking to share their experience of raising rabbits as livestock in order to help others to do the same. All of the information that is included in the article was added in order to make it easy more beneficial for the reader.

    Benefits of reading the Grow Food for your Meat Rabbits

    Learn several valuable tips on how to select which types of vegetables for feeding rabbits.
    The article describes in detail what variety of vegetables that are designed provide rabbits that right amount of nutrients.

    The information is presented in a way that makes it really easy to read and to understand.

    Click here to read about:

    http://imperfectlyhappy.com/growing-a-rabbit-garden/ 

  • a beautiful farm tools

    a beautiful farm tools



    A beautiful farm tools works best in riding garden tractors without tools

  • Farming with Only Hand Tools

    Farming with Only Hand Tools



    Adam and Sarah Mancino work exclusively with hand tools, using hoop houses to raise greens and root vegetables in the colder months and sustainable practices to grow heirloom tomatoes and sweet peppers in the summer. All this at Farm Beach Bethel.

  • Handmade Tools Make Simple Work at Inspiration Farm

    Handmade Tools Make Simple Work at Inspiration Farm



    Watch Brian Kerkvliet cut thick grasses easily and quickly with his hand-built scythe — a far cry from a noisy weed whacker! He demonstrates three tools whose design he has honed over the years: the scythe, grass rake and U- bar or broadfork. “It took a few years to get the right methodology, the right blades, the right sharpening technique, and the ergonomic setup so it’s effortless,” he says of the scythe. The U-bar gently aerates soil and doesn’t compress it like a rototiller. “I used to rototill, run my tractor. The beauty of this is you don’t have to do the whole area. You just do the beds you need to do. It might take me 15-20 minutes to do these beds, and I’m good for three years.” Episode 269. [inspirationfarm.com]

  • Multi purpose Farm tool

    Multi purpose Farm tool



    Links to design are available at the following URL

    http://zbnfnotes.blogspot.in/2016/09/multipurposefarmtool.html

  • How to Build a Fruit Tree Guild

    How to Build a Fruit Tree Guild

    A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. Learn more about this permaculture technique for creating a low-maintenance system that also improves biodiversity.

    A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. Learn more about this permaculture technique for creating a low-maintenance system that also improves biodiversity.

    Posts may contain affiliate links, which allow me to earn a commission at no extra cost to you. This helps keep costs down so that I can continue providing high quality content to you for free. I appreciate your purchase through the links! (full disclosure)

    Guilds are Interconnected Mini-Ecosystems

    The use of guilds came about by observing how certain plants would naturally group themselves together in an unmanaged setting without human intervention, as if to demonstrate that their proximity to one another was mutually beneficial (like how birch trees and Douglas firs are interdependent). The concept of designing human-made guilds is relatively new, and many of the early experiments are still in progress.

    Still, guilds provide a roadmap for developing interconnected ecosystems, which may reduce our workload and yield more harvests.

    The goal of the guild is to underplant a central element, such as a fruit or nut tree, with plants that are highly useful, multifunctional, and that might naturally be found growing together.

    For example, underplantings in a guild might include plants that fertilize, repel pests, attract beneficial insects, create mulch, and suppress grass.

    The general idea is to take advantage of the benefits of plants to reduce cost, labor, and the need to import materials.

    Now, to be certain, planting a tree guild will take more effort than simply planting the tree by itself, and it may also cost a bit more at the outset for the extra plants. However, in the long run, guilds will likely be more resilient and vigorous, even if solely from a biodiversity standpoint.

    How you plant a guild will depend on your space, whether you have several acres or less than half an acre. On larger properties there may be space to build a large guild under an expansive, 70-foot tall nut tree, while on smaller properties the central element will likely be something smaller, such as a dwarf fruit tree or berry bush.

    If you would like to build a guild, choose a central element that is appropriately sized for your property. Fruit and nut trees can be linked together in a grouping, underplanting them all with guilds. Toby Hemenway, author of Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, would call this a “superguild.” I can also be called a food forest.

    I like to call it an orchard on steroids! Check out the 2-hour film The Permaculture Orchard: Beyond Organic for more inspiration.

    This “superguild” could be created in the shape of a long hedgerow, which I discuss in how to plant a hedgerow.

    Would you like to learn more about improving the biodiversity of your garden, reducing maintenance, and increasing yield using permaculture techniques?

    You’ll find loads of information just like this in my book, The Suburban Micro-Farm.

     

    The Suburban Micro-Farm Book

    The Apple Tree Guild Example

    The most common example of a guild is that of the apple tree guild. With an apple tree as the central element, you can prevent grass from creeping under the tree, and repel wildlife, by planting a ring of daffodils and garlic chives at the drip line of the tree. Bee balm, dill, and fennel peppered underneath will attract pollinators.

    Comfrey, dandelion, yarrow, and white clover will accumulate nutrients and fix nitrogen to fertilize the soil. The comfrey and nasturtiums will provide mulch or green manure. The bee balm, garlic chives, and yarrow will emit strong scents to repel pests. Because apple scab fungus is a common ailment of apple trees, the fennel and garlic chives will provide some anti-fungal properties.

    See my articles about daffodils and yarrow to learn more about the “superpowers” of these plants!

    Observe and Experiment

    Now, for certain, the above is not a recipe, merely an example of how you can take advantage of nature’s gifts to create a mini-ecosystem that reduces your workload. Even if you were to follow a so-called recipe such as this one, your guild will likely need tweaking to accommodate the unique conditions of your site.

    To see how a guild might need to be tweaked for your local conditions, read about my cherry tree guilds and how I dealt with a pest problem. Although I started out planting some often-recommended guild plants, in the end, my cherry tree guilds needed a little something extra that was unique to my situation.

    Permaculture guilds are not exact recipes to follow. They are combinations of plants that people have tried and have observed growing together in natural ecosystems. For example, one day I was hiking in a local park and noticed wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) growing densely throughout the forest with wild ginger (Asarum canadense), so I planted the two together in a shaded pollinator garden where they have thrived.

    However, just because these combinations were successful in one environment, doesn’t mean they’ll work in another, so a little experimentation is always in order.

    The Beginner’s Guide to Guild-Making

    Plant your tree in your selected spot. (For tips on planting fruit trees, see this article.)

    Next, measure a circle around the fruit tree using sticks or flags to mark the mature width. This perimeter is called the drip line. The roots of the tree will eventually extend to this point, and perhaps even farther. Because of this, you will increase success by improving the health of the soil inside this circle.

    Spread cardboard under the tree, overlapping the ends so the ground inside the drip line is thoroughly covered. Moistening the cardboard with water is beneficial. Cover the cardboard with 3 to 6 inches of compost soil, keeping the soil away from the trunk. Be sure that none of the edges of the cardboard are exposed.

    For more tips on planning a fruit tree guild, see this article.

    7 Types of Plants to Plant Under the Fruit Tree

    Underplant the tree (inside the drip line) with herbaceous plants that:

    1. attract beneficial insects
    2. deter wildlife
    3. fertilize
    4. mulch
    5. produce nectar to attract pollinators
    6. repel pests
    7. suppress grass

    That seems like a lot of plants to fit under one tree, but actually there are many plants that perform more than one function. I call them “super plants”. (They’re kind of like super heroes!) There are a lot of plants to choose from, but the following are some of my favorites:

    a. Choose Daffodils or Garlic — They repel deer and other wildlife, repel fruit tree borers, and stop grass from creeping under the tree.

    c. Choose Oregano or Chives — They are both aromatic pest confusers, which means that their strong scents will repel pests. They both can also take a little bit of foot traffic, which will be helpful during harvest time.

    d. White Clover — It is an excellent source of nitrogen, an essential nutrient for healthy fruit production, and is also often used in orchards as a walkable ground cover. Here’s my source for white clover seeds.

    Remember to try your own experiments. Do you have a favorite plant that attracts pollinators and beneficial insects? Give it a try!

    Note: Be sure to only step inside the drip line when it’s absolutely necessary for harvesting or pruning. Otherwise, stay outside the drip line to reduce soil compaction.

    Now, go forth and create some mini ecosystems (guilds) on your micro-farm!

    Need more ideas for growing a permaculture garden?

    The following articles will help you on your journey toward a vibrant and productive garden.

    Learn more about permaculture in my article What is Permaculture?

    Permaculture Homestead Design Tools:

    Permaculture Deep Thoughts:

    Permaculture Gardening Techniques:

    Growing Perennials Permaculture-Style:

    Improving Soil:

    Water Management:

    The Power of Permaculture Herbs:

    Have you experimented with fruit tree guilds? What has worked for you?

    A guild is a grouping of plants that supports a central element—such as a fruit tree—for maximum harvest and use of space. Learn more about this permaculture technique for creating a low-maintenance system that also improves biodiversity.

    https://www.tenthacrefarm.com/2017/07/how-to-build-a-fruit-tree-guild/

    On – 07 Jul, 2017 By Amy

  • Vegetable troubleshooting workshop prepares you for spring

    Vegetable troubleshooting workshop prepares you for spring

    Vegetable troubleshooting workshop prepares you for spring

    Apr 10, 2017 | Lawn & Garden

    BOULDER COUNTY –Pursuing the dream of the perfect vegetable garden is a Don Quixote-esque exercise in Colorado. If the heat doesn’t crisp your crops, an unseasonable snow squall freezes them; hail, micro-bursts, and gale force winds are common. Yet still, we persist in unvanquished hope that the garden will be effortless this year.

    Mother Nature always brings us back to earth. Insects and diseases that overwinter in fallen leaves or garden detritus return each season, rising from the debris to feast on our vegetables.  Like a zombie horde they munch through the vegetables like a buffet of brains.

    Gardening through the challenges is just how we roll, but if you’re looking to increase your success, the best advice is: know your enemy. Colorado State University Extension is helping you do that with its Vegetable Troubleshooting Workshop, Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Plaza Convention Center, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd., in Longmont (https://2017-vegetable-garden-troubleshooting.eventbrite.com). The two-day workshop is designed to cover all of the thugs, bugs, and disorderly conduct that can occur in the vegetable patch.

    Understanding your soil is the foundation of successful gardening, and Dr. Jean Reeder, retired soil researcher, kicks off the workshop with Soil Savvy, a look at the most fundamental component of a healthy garden. This class discusses how to interpret the data provided by a soil test, and how to incorporate knowledge of basic soil properties into management practices.

    Reeder then dives into fertilizers and amendments, demystifying the differences between organic amendments and organic fertilizers, organic and inorganic fertilizers, and mulches and cover crops. She’ll discuss the different types of amendments and fertilizers available, criteria for evaluating the quality of an amendment, and determining whether or not plants would benefit them.

    IF YOU GO:
    WHAT: Vegetable Troubleshooting Workshop
    WHEN: Friday and Saturday, May 12 and 13, 9 a.m. to
    4:30 p.m. (single-day purchase not available).
    WHERE: Best Western Plus Plaza Convention Center, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont.
    TICKETS: $75 plus EventBrite service fees, available at
    https://2017-vegetable-garden-troubleshooting.eventbrite.com.
    Weeds, diseases, and operator errors that seem to spring out of nowhere are topics covered by Dr. Tamla Blunt, Director of CSU’s Plant Diagnostic Clinic in Ft. Collins. Where weeds come from and what they want, plus which ones are common and controllable are discussed, before Blunt talks about spores, molds, fungus, bacteria, and viruses.

    She’ll also discuss problems caused by non-living factors, called abiotic disorders, some of the most elusive problems to track down. Like Goldilocks, sometimes the plant’s worst enemy is that it’s too hot or too cold, when it wants it to be just right. Environmental, nutritional, or operator error all play into whether plants thrive or die.

    Rounding out the discussion of thugs is myself, talking about insects, both pest and beneficial. Not everyone enjoys a bit of protein in their salad that comes with six legs, but not every bug is an enemy. Learn which ones are munching marauders and which ones are the good guys, and how to control – or encourage – them.

    We won’t send you off on a low note, though, so stay until the end when we discuss Post Harvest Handling of your bounty. Get tips for treating your produce to the care it deserves after it’s plucked from the vine.

    Do you have a passion for potatoes and an interest in research? CSU Extension is looking for participants to trial potatoes in their home garden. Participants must be willing to grow two types of potatoes, 10 plants of each type for a total of 20 plants and fill out a form on growing, cooking, and eating the potatoes. For details or to sign up, e-mail [email protected].

    http://athomecolorado.com/2017/04/10/vegetable-troubleshooting-workshop-prepares-spring/

    On – 10 Apr, 2017 By crandalla

  • Harvesting GARLIC is one of the most exciting events that happens in my garden!…

    Harvesting GARLIC is one of the most exciting events that happens in my garden!…

    Harvesting GARLIC is one of the most exciting events that happens in my garden!…

    Harvesting GARLIC is one of the most exciting events that happens in my garden! The exhilaration of finally digging up the plant after many months of patience and anticipation is thrilling! . . . My garden is not big enough to dedicate a whole garden bed to growing garlic. I plant them in between all…

    Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BcJ1zyUFWGU

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  • My nirvana I spend most of the long Maine winter dreaming garden. It’s as…

    My nirvana I spend most of the long Maine winter dreaming garden. It’s as…

    My nirvana I spend most of the long Maine winter dreaming garden. It’s as…

    My nirvana I spend most of the long Maine winter dreaming garden. It’s as if the arrival of the first seed catalogs signal instant garden amnesia. Poof! There goes the thought of any reality you may have faced this past growing season. From this moment now, until the first seed is sown, it is all…

    Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/BcFYz6MBxyw

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