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Splitting water requires energy, which comes from electricity furnished by a battery and alternator combination. Tags oxygen , water When the direct current battery is connected to two electrodes and a potential is applied, oxygen is generated at the...

Fencing can be more expensive depending on the location and the terrain, Anderson says. Texas wildfires during April have caused an estimated $20.4 million in agricultural losses, destroying fences, buildings and grazing pastures and resulting in livestock...

Anderson echoes the sentiment, noting that the Facebook fan page for Toronto Worm Exchange has just 27 members; he is aware of a much larger number of participants who are taking part in worm exchanges.

You can place your barn so it can do the same. This is a bright light that doesn't cause a structure to overheat, and he suggests building your barn so it's not shaded from the north by other buildings or natural features, such as trees or slopes.

Pesticides should be your last resort. No discussion of growing fruits can avoid mentioning pests and diseases. Don't fertilize after midsummer because this will encourage tender new growth late in the year, when the plant is most vulnerable to winter...

The high school participants will be tackling a variety of topics with elementary students, including dairy production, the origin of foods, seed germination and planting, teamwork, agricultural careers, nutrition, the lifecycle of Honey bees, and recycling.

Organic retail sales are increasing 20 percent or more each year. There's money to be made if you're located near a good market and can build a loyal customer base by educating buyers about your growing methods, says California-based farmer Paul Hain.

Empire apples are famously sturdy and difficult to bruise and, if refrigerated, they should stay fresh well into the winter.Empire apple tree care is somewhat more involved than with other apples.

“We've got so many friends who are so interested in the urban farm lifestyle and experience that, as of right now, we have a short list that we haven't even burned through yet of people who are willing to come stay at our house when we're not there,”...

To do this, they are turning to local orchards with pick-your-own fruits and guided tours, enabling the roots of orchards across the country to extend deeper into our culture, pulling our heads out of the sand and enlightening our paths to the production...

“One of the drawbacks with a market garden is that not all the crops need the same amount of fertilizer or water at the same time. “They will have all the benefits that come with plasticulture—earliness, increased production, higher quality [produce],...

The flowers are often white but small enough to often overlook. This variety of Lycium likes to grow in and near sandy washes, also in USDA zones 7 through 10. The plant has gray textured bark that provides interest in the garden when the leaves drop...

Cornish Cross Broilers Robyn Anderson/Flickr Cornish Cross Broilers can still be ordered, raised and harvested before the first snowfall, depending on where you live. Spring is when most people think of getting chicks, whether they're starting a new flock,...

I expect we haven't even begun to see what these machines can do. The bird's-eye view can show you disease before you can see it on the ground level, capturing infrared images to combine with visual images that, as Chris Anderson describes in the MIT...

I replaced my bags and plastic bins of pantry items with nice glass jars. I joined two online websites which offer lots of ideas and moral support and, importantly, put me on a calendar schedule to get it all done: 52 Weeks To An Organized Home and De-Clutter...

What about goats? Cut Lumber There are sustainable, even regenerative ways to cut timber from your forest that are not clear cutting. For more on this practice, pick up The Sugar Makers Companion (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2013) by Michael Farrell or...

For those of us who participate in the tradition of holiday gift-giving, this is a time to selflessly show our love and appreciation to the people (and animals) we care about, to the folks who are important in our lives and to those who have little or...

Do I want hens that forage for most of their feed, or do I need birds that bear confinement well? When choosing ­chicken breeds, go with your head over your heart. Cold-hardy with a personable and easygoing demeanor, the Wyandotte is a great egg-layer...

Because they are hybrids, if you bred two Cinnamon Queens, the resulting offspring would not look like their parents and would not be sex links. Favorite Designers: Cin­namon Queen adult roosters can be feathered in all white to white with light- to...

Consider Marek's disease vaccination for your chicks, which is an easy add-on if you're purchasing from a hatchery. Would you like a generous supply of farm-fresh eggs? They start laying large, brown eggs at 22 weeks, and Murray McMurray Hatchery says...

Lovely lilac blooms and sweet scent make ‘Franz Schubert' one of my favorite phlox. This vigorous plant grows up to five feet and produces masses of single white flowers. Perennials form the backbone of any cutting garden.