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Becoming A Backyard Beekeeper…

You add a dollop of honey to your tea, spread it on toast, and drizzle it on ice cream. What if you could have an unlimited supply of this golden elixir? Instead of buying honey at the store, consider...

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‘Canuck & I’ Explores The Unique Bond Between A Crow & His Human Friend…

This short 20-minute film focuses on a crow named Canuck’s close relationship with his human friend Shawn Bergman. The two became fast friends after Bergman’s landlord, whose son found Canuck as a baby...

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Goats Eat Weeds – Using Goats For Vegetation Management…

Many cattle producers spend a large amount of money each year to control undesired plants (weeds and brush). Producers incur the primary cost by purchasing herbicides and hiring equipment and operators...

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Living Off The Land – Feed Your family From Your Homestead…

A homestead is a place of production. Food, fiber, and fuel are just a few of the things a homestead can produce for a family. Most importantly, a homestead can produce a great quality of life for you,...

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Are Backyard Chickens Really Worth It?

About six months ago we decided that we were ready to buy some chickens and dive into animal husbandry in our backyard. While my wife and I had discussed this idea in the past we had always dismissed...

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Designing & Refining A Chicken Composting System…

The short series of videos below shows one mans mission to design a unique chicken composting system. With this operation they keep 60 hens, which they’re able to keep healthy and happy and they spend...

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Make $60K-$100K A Year By Growing Worms In Your Basement…

In this video John from Growing Your Greens takes you to West Knight Worms in Moca, Puerto Rico to show you how you can grow worms in your basement and make $60,000 to $100,000 by selling worm juice....

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Creating New No Till Garden Beds Using Chickens…

If you think keeping a few chickens around in your backyard (or on the homestead) are only useful for providing you with fresh eggs, then think again. They can also be put to work in the garden so you...

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How Goats Are Regenerating A Forest & Protecting This Town From Bushfire…

From Weedy Forests to Grassy Woodlands tells the story of a community-led permaculture initiative to mitigate forest fire risk using goats and hand tools rather than herbicides, heavy machinery, and...

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Farming Fresh Fish & Vegetables With Backyard Aquaponics…

Aquaponics combines two growing methods, aquaculture and hydroponics, to create a self-contained, well-balanced ecosystem. Fish are fed and raised in a tank and as gravity pulls the wastewater through...

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