Category Archives: Green

Any green ideas that deal with the farm, of course I admit, most all of them have this impact at some level.

Planter Box – Palette

Posted on 11 June 2010 by

One weekend project from the one past was creation of a planter box from a palette. Here are my notes and comments along with a picture gallery of the construction/creation process. Continue reading →

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Compost Pickup

Posted on 3 June 2010 by

I heard about an interested concept on NPR the other morning. Eco-Movement, a company based New Hampshire is offering a compost pickup service. They price it right and pick up your compostable waste just like the trash service. Awesome! Continue reading →

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Patio Garden

Posted on 31 May 2010 by

My wife and I have taken up residence in a townhouse for time being. It is going to be a bit longer before getting farmland of some sort or another. So in the meantime, I am contenting my desire to grow and produce with small bit of gardening on the patio. Granted, a good deal of these plants are just flowers, but there are also tomatoes and herbs. Continue reading →

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Dust Bowl Lessons

Posted on 22 November 2009 by

A show recently caught on PBS’s American Experience about the Dust Bowl of the 1930′s really brought home relevant thoughts about lessons perhaps lightly learned at the time. Perhaps we need a bit of a history lesson an revisit of what happened then due to bad farming practices. Continue reading →

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Gardening Manures

Posted on 7 November 2009 by

A quick little survey of manures in regards to applying it to gardens. Everyone one with an animal type will undoubtedly claim that is the best one to use. Some notes based on experience and life. Continue reading →

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