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AbbyGreenhill @AbbyGreenhill (45490) • United States 2 Jun 17

I am sure many of you remember that commercial with the old lady asking, "Where's the beef?" Quite annoying wasn't she!! Well, today we found the beef at a place called Brasstown Beef Farm Store at Ridgefield Farms in Brasstown,...

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Up .... without a paddle anyone? (history lesson kiddos)

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 2 Feb 17

In the late 1800's it was estimated that London would be swimming in horse manure by 1950. They probably would have had the automobile not been invented. Horses were used daily for everything. Deliveries, tromps around town,...

horse manure crisis of 1894

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Fable - The Wealthy Bug

Gus Kilthau @Ceerios (4698) • Goodfellow, Texas 23 Aug 16

Fable - The Wealthy Bug Once upon a time, in a warm mound of composting manure, there lived a bug that was destined for things other than fortune. His name was BeetleBoy. BeetleBoy was named after his grandfather, a large,...

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Difficult to get healthy food.

jayaram @jayaramas (1353) • Bangalore, India 21 Jun 16

From past one year, I am finding it difficult to get healthy food. Earlier, I used to get good vegetables and fruits. these days, artificial ripening of fruits is a big activity and hence the taste as well as health is lost. Many...

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My gardening

Professor2010 @Professor2010 (20156) • India 16 Mar 13

Since we were out for 65 days and stayed at son’s working place; our roof top garden and the other in front of home was neglected; the person who was appointed to take care vanished after taking 500 rupees from my daughter in...

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Composting

belindayhughes @belindayhughes (1096) • United States 1 Mar 13

My late grandmother, who was raised on a farm, is my inspiration for a lot of my gardening efforts. One of the things she taught me was composting. On the opposite side of the path from her garden she had a compost operation...

composting

gardening

manure

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Sites Similar to Oxfam Unwrapped

merylinkid @merylinkid (69) • United States 23 Sep 12

I just love Oxfam Unwrapped. It's a charity donation where you can buy unique "gifts." You are actually making a symbolic donation for that item, but the money goes to a good cause. For instance, $12 buys enough manure for a...

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HOw many people have a hobby that has more than two ways to use the product?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 18 Feb 12

I am finally in my house and am interested in raising rabbits for food, fur and the manure (to put into the garden and raise worms that will feed my tropical fishes). I will be eating some of the rabbitsso I donot know haw many I...

Hoping to raise rabbits or other small animals

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 29 Nov 11

I am trying to buy a house and wish to have an organic garden. I also wish to have rabbits for food or pelts and use their droppings in the garden. I will have them in cages with part of the floor having wire and the other part...

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I am hoping to have a large organic garden in a house I am planning on buying

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 20 Nov 11

I have been preapproved for a house loan on a house guaranteed by the VA. I am still in the process of selecting the right house for me, my partner (Native Wife), her friend and Native husband. Together we can pay the mortage...

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Oragnic Vegetables Are They Really Safe ?!!

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 29 May 11

Organic vegetables and Crops are becoming popular now a days. In organic plant products no chemical fertilizers or insecticides used. This makes them safe for human consumption as the residual parts of these chemicals don't enter...

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in my area, there have been many articles about putting your garden to bed.

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 18 Oct 10

What are you going to do with your garden bed once all the harvesting is done? Some people plow it under. Other interesting ideas have come about. One is to put 3 inches deep of newspapers. Then a few inches of compost, and...

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Do you like gardening? would you like to share some helpful tips ...

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 30 Nov 09

I love gardening and could spend hours together in the company of my plants and amidst nature. I feel that some people have a natural flair for gardening. Anything that they touch automatically grows well and thrives.There are...

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Memories of a Farm Boy (was it really a Dirty Job?)

barehugs @barehugs (8973) • Canada 18 Jun 08

I grew up on a Farm during WW2. Prices were good, we had 2 hired men, and everyone helped with the chores around the Barn. Even my Mom helped milk the cows. My job was cleaning the Pig-pen. At that time farm kids seldom wore...

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How do you prepare your garden soil for gardening?

oscarbartoni @oscarbartoni (2581) • United States 24 Mar 08

I am constantly putting vegetable scraps on the garden soil and will turn it under when I turn the soil over in the spring before planting it. I will also add as much composted manure and peat moss at the same time. I am hoping to...

preparation for planting

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Dairy farmers are generating their own power

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169449) • United States 13 Jan 08

The law says they cannot sell the excess, but must donate it to the power grid. They install tanks to process manure, turning the methane into power. The Weather Channel did a story on this today. What do you think of this...

cow power

energy production

is this fair

less dependence on oil

manure

methane

selling power to the grid

weather channel

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which manure has got the most nitrogen in it?

exclusively_rinku @exclusively_rinku (891) • India 28 Aug 07

i always put manures in my garden.but recently i found that these are not doing any good to my plants.i think they are lacking nitrogen.can anybody suggest any manure which have more nitrogen content? also i wanted to know which...

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What do I do about my neighbor? I can't stand the smell!

fallie @fallie (74) • United States 28 Mar 07

I need advice. I just moved in to a new apartment in February. I love my new neighborhood and don't want to move. The problem is that my neighbors have beautiful gardens in their yard that they spread manure on once a week! I love...

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natural gas produced from cow manure, called biogas, what do you

eaforeman6 @eaforeman6 (8979) • United States 29 Jan 07

think? Do you feel that is going to advance us in looking for more natural ways to create fuel?Microgy incorporated will open its mthane producing facility near Stephenville in April with plans to covert maure into pipeline...

cattle

manure

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To assist bloom

Bangalorean @Bangalorean (1282) • India 23 Jan 07

I have potted rose plants. they have not been bloominmg well oflate. Can anyone suggest me some manure or method, I should adopt to have a rich bloom.

manure

rose

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