Animals
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The Pig Farmer
One day in Iowa I met a particular gentleman — and I use that term, gentleman, frankly, only because I…
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Open Source Beehives
We are all too familiar with the Colony Collapse Disorder afflicting our precious bees. So much needs to be done…
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Building the Chicken Tractor on Steroids
"Who can weld?" Geoff asks. Keen to impress, my hand goes up. “I will see you at the shed after…
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Keeping Chickens
The scientific name for chickens is Gallus domesticus for domesticated chickens. Domesticated chickens have been bred by humans from Asian…
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Top Bar Beekeeping
Martin O’Callaghan has been keeping bees for nearly 20 years and was up for sharing his experience with us on…
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Keeping Chickens on Contaminated Soil
by Good Life Permaculture Despite having lead contaminated soils, Margaret has been able to apply good design to integrate chickens…
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Women’s Collective in Mexico Works to Save Bee Species
A group of indigenous women are challenging ancient social norms in order to preserve an endangered species: the stingless bee…
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Advanced Cell Grazing with Geoff Lawton
Last year on Permaculture News there was an excellent article on Advanced Cell Grazing by Nick Burtner who documents the…
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Biological Carpeting
Biological Carpeting is a method introduced to us by Rodger Savory of Savory Grassland Management. Rodger is the son of…
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Earthworms at Work
The last post of Phillip Bradley was about no till farming practices, cover cropping and direct sowing. We have farmers…
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The Royal Buffalo Bank – Promoting Animal Traction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqK2CN0J_jM Water Buffalo have been a community staple throughout Southeast Asia for centuries, especially in Thailand where the largest agricultural…
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There Are Shocking Differences Between Raw Honey and the Processed Golden Honey Found in Grocery Retailers
There are well over 30 commercial producers of honey that have no traces of pollen and lack beneficial vitamins and…
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