For my first question on the green, I'd like to put the clever brains here to work. This is for a permaculture design course project, someday I would like to see it come true but that is a way off.
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posted by grinagog
on Mar 7, 2013 -
14 answers
You know that last time you drove through Mississippi or Louisiana and you passed by acre after acre of pine trees, all in nice rows? Help me find a publicly-accessible spot like that near New Orleans so that I can use it as a background in a photo.
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posted by komara
on Mar 5, 2013 -
13 answers
My husband and I hoping to be the farmers running a CSA farm at a new co-housing development (similar to Prairie Crossing, Ecovillage at Ithaca, or Davis Homes). At some point we will probably need to "pitch" our business - and we have everything but a name; it will undoubtably be easier with a name... and we're at a total loss.
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posted by jrobin276
on Jan 31, 2013 -
6 answers
I was wondering if there are good examples of crime novels set on farms or based around agriculture. Novels like In True Blood, or Gillian Flynn's Dark Places or the new Image Comics series Revival. I'm interested in discovering if there's more crime fiction not set in cities, but more rural and based around farming.
posted by Peemster
on Jan 14, 2013 -
28 answers
I'd like to heat up a rock or piece of metal to drop in my chicken's water source to warm it up. What should I use?
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posted by cda
on Nov 29, 2012 -
36 answers
Keep the pickup or get a trailer? I bought a Ford F-150 pickup truck about 9 months ago for using out at a rural property I co-own. It's been helpful for moving materials, towing travel trailers out there, picking up straw, transporting heavy machinery, but I feel like I might be able to get by with my Subaru and a 6x8' or so utility trailer.
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posted by MonsieurBon
on Oct 2, 2012 -
9 answers
I'm looking for a pumpkin and apple picking experience in Georgia that allows for me to actually pick a pumpkin off the vine. I want to take a hayride out to an actual pumpkin patch and/or apple trees, without the increasingly common pre-picked vegetables/fruits. I'm in Atlanta so the closer the better, but a 2 hour drive is totally acceptable for the right experience. Thanks!
posted by rbf1138
on Sep 23, 2012 -
10 answers
How do small farmers not become sentimental about killing the animals they've raised and nurtured, even though they've done it expressly for that purpose?
posted by crunchland
on Jan 23, 2012 -
37 answers
Help me find this children's book: About the seasons on a farm. No words, just four illustrations of the same barnyard with animals in the different seasons. The one from my childhood was over-sized and cardboard.
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posted by la_rousse
on Oct 28, 2011 -
7 answers
Can anyone recommend a CSA farm with pick-up locations in Baltimore - preferably in or near Canton?
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posted by pilibeen
on Oct 2, 2011 -
7 answers
I'm considering buying a 21-acre farm for personal (non-commercial) use and enjoyment. What should I know before launching into this endeavor?
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posted by foggy out there now
on Aug 30, 2011 -
29 answers
I found an ant queen under a pile of compost in the garden. I've taken her, some of her colony, and a few larve/eggs and I put them in a mason jar. They've lived on my desk for about a week. The larve are all gone now, I suspect they've matured. And I just found where they hid the queen and it looks like she's starting to lay again. Now what?
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posted by Toekneesan
on Aug 15, 2011 -
12 answers
Should we lease our land to a solar energy company? We were approached by a solar energy company that wants to lease 5 acres of our family (3 generations) land in Ontario, Canada for solar collectors. We are having some lawyers and other folks make recommendations and look over contracts, etc. What sort of things might we be missing? Will our neighbors hate us? In 10 years, what will make us say, "didn't see that coming?"
posted by I'm Doing the Dishes
on Aug 14, 2011 -
16 answers
For a film festival focused on farms, food and food systems, I'm looking for short (under 45 minutes) films on those topics. Documentary, fiction or animated all acceptable. Any suggestions appreciated, especially with contact info or website links.
posted by beagle
on Apr 21, 2011 -
14 answers
In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan pays a visit to Polyface Farms, where he discovers chicken eggs of an unusual consistency. Please help me find similar eggs in the Bay Area, if they exist!
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posted by archagon
on Feb 21, 2011 -
28 answers
Does anyone know of a petting zoo / farm which keeps 'micro pigs' in or near London?
posted by FuckingAwesome
on Feb 15, 2011 -
1 answer
Name That Show-filter: My family is in search of the name of a British show. It had footage of real animals on a farm in Britain in winter, spring, summer and fall - four episodes total. There was a voiceover which gave them names and characters - one notable scene involved Mr. Weasel eating Mr. Rabbit (not their real names - also, may have been a fox). Help?
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posted by po
on Dec 10, 2010 -
7 answers
I'm looking for an online payment system to work with existing website/online inventory database. The catch: I'm selling some high dollar equipment.
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posted by whiskey point
on Jun 21, 2010 -
2 answers
I have family visiting me here in Sydney from overseas and I'd love to take them on a fresh produce tour of the
Hawkesbury farm trail. Problem is, we have just one day, theres a lot to choose from and I'm not sure what would be the best option!
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posted by Admira
on Apr 27, 2010 -
0 answers
Organic Farming Startup: any guide to capital costs out there?
Starting an organic farm in North Florida...
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posted by gnomicPerfect
on Feb 15, 2010 -
6 answers
I can find plenty about
bear safety and
mountain lion safety, but little similar info about cattle. What safety measures can I, a city boy, take in order to keep from being stampeded, gored or otherwise killed or injured by cattle as I am a guest in their pastures? What behaviors can I look for in cattle to give me a feel for how they feel about us when we're near them?
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posted by The Potate
on Feb 14, 2010 -
23 answers
It's time to begin my dream garden - help me design it!
I've always dreamt of being self-sufficient enough to virtually take my family off the food grid. Last year we moved to a house with an acre of land, all woods, and as soon as this latest snow dump disappears the contractors will arrive and clear approximately 5,000 sf of it (out-of-scale pictures
here).
I'm poised on the brink of drawing up plans and am eager for some input; I've got the wee beginnings of an orchard coming in March, plus the beds will be built of harvested timbers and thus fairly permanent, so I want to get the design right the first time.
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posted by GardenGal
on Feb 7, 2010 -
55 answers
I am a farmer without a farm... What are my options of leasing some land for agriculture purposes?
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posted by Sentus
on Jan 10, 2010 -
11 answers
There is a laud/noisy colleague in the cubicle farm office. Any suggestions how to deal with the situation?
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posted by neworder7
on Oct 29, 2009 -
15 answers
I'm invited to a wedding in October on an apple farm in the upper Hudson Valley, NY. We will be in a drafty barn and outdoors in the late afternoon into evening. The wedding invitation says to dress "dressy casual". It is going to be cool to cold. So, what do I wear? I'm female and in my mid-40s.
posted by Pineapplicious
on Sep 11, 2009 -
20 answers
Looking for a farm-related gift for my father's birthday. He recently bought a pretty large farm after living in the 'burbs his entire life. The main purpose of the farm is so my mother can house her horses there, but my father is quite excited to use their sizable land for other purposes too, which may or may not include raising chickens, growing all sorts of produce, and other activities that people do on farms...
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posted by the foreground
on Aug 18, 2009 -
11 answers
What do you think the most iconic images of a farm are the twenty first century?
posted by tnygard
on Aug 13, 2009 -
22 answers
Where can I go to take a farm tour, pick fruit, or tour a dairy that is within a 2-hour drive of NYC?
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posted by HotPatatta
on Feb 28, 2009 -
14 answers
I'm looking for pretty/ interesting blogs about homesteading and living in rural areas
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posted by Sijeka
on Feb 4, 2009 -
19 answers
What vegetables, fruits, fish and animals would be recommended for a self-sufficient survival farm?
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posted by netbros
on Jul 7, 2008 -
26 answers
