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Farming: 10-10 Challenge update
Well, my seeds are in, and I staked out the area in my yard I plan to plant. Now the trick is to watch the weather. As I stated earlier, the goal is to plant by 10-10; however, weather can always be a mitigating factor. Generally, we want to plant wheat before the first frost, […] Continue reading
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Tagged 10-10 Challenge, challenges, Experiments, Farming, food production, grain, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: My 10-10-10 challenge
I often hear a lot of people claiming that the world cannot feed itself. They say there are too many people. They say there isn’t enough land to grow all that food. Some, even recognize that there aren’t enough farmers to grow the food we need. They throw up their hands and lament that we […] Continue reading
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Tagged challenges, Experiments, farmers, Farming, food production, grain, Grass, Independence, revolutions, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: Why do you have grass?
One of the arguments I hear often about why we have to continue modern industrial farming practices is because there just isn’t enough arable land to grow enough food for everyone. I almost always wonder what the latest person who said such a thing is doing with his or her yard. Seriously, what are you doing […] Continue reading
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Tagged arable land, chickens, Choices, Experiments, farmers, Farming, food production, grain, Grass, industrial farming, Life, revolutions, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: 1st Anniversary
The beginning of the new school year reminds me that I have reached a milestone: one year since I started farming full-time. It’s been a bumpy year, with big successes and catastrophic failures along the way. I’ve learned more in the past year than I think I have in the rest of my life put together, and […] Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversaries, Experiments, Farming, Life, revolutions, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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Farming: The cost of food
I recently came across an article on Gizmag.com about AeroFarms urban vertical aeroponic systems. I found the article to be an interesting and exciting description of yet another way for humans to grow food in environments where food production has been traditionally difficult or impossible. What caught my attention more than the article, though, were the […] Continue reading
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Tagged change, cost, Experiments, Farming, food production, ideas, Independence, revolutions
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