http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/sustainable-living-blog.html Our Small Farm Sustainable Living Blog keeps you up-to-date with news and latest additions to Small-Farm-Permaculture-and-Sustainable-Living.com. Subscribe here. en-us sustainable living Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:48 GMT Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:48 GMT small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/how-to-sex-baby-chickens.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/how-to-sex-baby-chickens.html Hello, We have 26 chickens on our 1 acre block, and would like to when they are older as they are only 18 weeks at the moment, breed one with a roster. Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:40 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/help-peach-tree-borer-attacking-my-trees.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/help-peach-tree-borer-attacking-my-trees.html I seem to have a peach tree borer probem on one of my 4 one year old peach trees. What can i do to get rid of them? Will putting my chooks around the Mon, 14 May 2012 06:59:48 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/tropics-how-do-i-start-my-permaculture-system.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/tropics-how-do-i-start-my-permaculture-system.html I live in a wonderful country but right now I am living in the city. I am hoping to move to the country side and want to start a new permaculture farm Wed, 09 May 2012 01:49:26 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/microfinance-for-new-businesses-in-developing-countries.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/microfinance-for-new-businesses-in-developing-countries.html I came a cross a type of chicken called Kuroilers from India and I've already started rearing them. They are wonderful chicken!! I have a proposal to Wed, 09 May 2012 00:57:44 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/pros-and-cons-of-vaccination-in-poultry.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/pros-and-cons-of-vaccination-in-poultry.html Hi guys, i just have a question for you about getting baby chicks and ducks immunised? is it enough for them to just have starter crumble and grower pellets? Sat, 05 May 2012 01:17:53 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/introduction-to-permaculture-workshop-perth-wa-12-13-may-12.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/introduction-to-permaculture-workshop-perth-wa-12-13-may-12.html Susan Hartley and Karen McKenzie would like to announce their first Introduction to Permaculture workshop for 2012. Sue's garden (where workshops are Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:17:35 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/sustainable-living-blog.html#Introduction-to-Permaculture-Workshop,-Perth-WA http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/sustainable-living-blog.html#Introduction-to-Permaculture-Workshop,-Perth-WA Susan Hartley and Karen McKenzie would like to announce their first Introduction to Permaculture workshop for 2012. Sue's garden (where workshops are run) featured on the July 7th edition of ABC's Gardening Australia and was open on October 1st and 2nd as part of the Gardening Australia Open Garden Scheme. Introduction to Permaculture Workshop A practical hands on approach to designing and building productive and beautiful gardens (and lives). Presented by Sue Hartley and Karen McKenzie Interested in growing nutritious, organic veggies? Need to know how to build fertile soil? How to select and care for chickens? Want to reduce your power and water bills? And connect with like minded people and feel a greater sense of commuity? Then a short Introduction to Permaculture workshop is for you. You will learn how to use permaculture design principles to create abundant and efficient systems, meet great people and be inspired. When: Saturday 12th May 2012 (9:00 am - 4:30pm) Sunday 13th May 2012 (9:15 am - 4:30pm) Where: Held in a retro-fitted 50's house in Mt Claremont, complete with verge veggie garden, fruit forests, chooks, frog ponds, worms, outdoor bathroom and kitchen, grey water reuse, compost tea fermenter… For further information or to receive complete program, and registration details contact Sue 0438620348 shartley@starwon.com.au Karen kjmckenzie@amnet.net.au Cost: $220, unwaged $170. (Morning teas included. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:16:34 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/is-she-egg-bound.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/is-she-egg-bound.html My hen is all puffed up its been a week,I'm guessing its egg bound... I,ve tried the warm water soaking 4 a half hour daily with no luck. my boyfreind Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:16:45 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/promote-yourself-publisher-interested-in-top-organic-farm-garden-tips-stories.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/promote-yourself-publisher-interested-in-top-organic-farm-garden-tips-stories.html We are soliciting stories, tips, tricks,and successes of organic gardening and farming for a series of quick guides we are producing. We are a small publishing Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:30:08 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/is-this-chick-sex-linked-or-not.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/is-this-chick-sex-linked-or-not.html Hope someone can help me work this out! I crossed a Blk Link female with an Americana (white with blk tail feathers) received a full blue chick with Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:11:47 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/fuel-from-chicken-feathers.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/fuel-from-chicken-feathers.html If we go by the stats, every year 11 billion pounds of poultry industry waste accumulates annually, because we have gigantic appetite for poultry products. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 03:35:40 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/what-is-safe-use-of-vinegar-spray-for-weeds.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/what-is-safe-use-of-vinegar-spray-for-weeds.html Hi Love this site - its been very helpful. But I hope someone can answer this for me: I made up a batch of salt and vinegar to kill the upcoming Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:20:46 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/vets-prescription-now-needed-for-us-farm-animal-antibiotics.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/vets-prescription-now-needed-for-us-farm-animal-antibiotics.html This is from a friend of mine Roger Hamilton Thanks Roger................ U.S. Tightens Rules on Antibiotics Use for LivestockBy GARDINER HARRIS Published: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:18:12 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/solar-power-via-satellite.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/solar-power-via-satellite.html NASA Looks Into Satellites to Beam Solar Power Directly to Earth By Kevin Lee, PCWorld Apr 12, 2012 10:45 AM Photo: John Mankins via NASAThere have Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:13:45 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/horizontal-vs-vertical-axis-wind-turbines.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/horizontal-vs-vertical-axis-wind-turbines.html I found this on Roger Hamilton's newsletter. Worldwide interest in renewable energy options has given rise to a rash of new wind turbine designs. Some Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:11:41 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/looking-for-tea-bag-fertilizer.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/looking-for-tea-bag-fertilizer.html I used to order PlanTea - it's a tea bag fertilizer which is excellent for seedlings and house plants. Now I can't seem to locate it anywhere. Does anyone Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:56:16 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/bruces-bridgetown-berry-artichokes-and-asparagus-plans.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/bruces-bridgetown-berry-artichokes-and-asparagus-plans.html I have a two acre property in the South West. It is north facing and has a small dam at its lowest point. The dam does not dry up in summer. I have just Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:55:46 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/travelling-and-want-to-live-and-work-on-organic-farms.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/travelling-and-want-to-live-and-work-on-organic-farms.html We have read your website and are very interested in your Work! We are a couple, visiting Australia till End of Dec and are looking for a nice place to Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:54:03 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/what-makes-a-good-site-for-a-wind-turbine.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/what-makes-a-good-site-for-a-wind-turbine.html Thank you for all the information on your site. It is great! We are considering moving closer to family in Lexington, Kentucky. How would I know if Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:53:21 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/sheep-and-trees.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/sheep-and-trees.html Someone had a question about sheep and if they would bother the trees. I tried to respond last weekend but there was a glitch in the system and my comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:35:21 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/goats-and-skin-problems.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/goats-and-skin-problems.html I have 9 goats, some are oberhasli pure bred and others are black, a mix of nubian and something else. The oberhasli are sort of brown with some black Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:34:42 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/fledgling-farming-sisters-available.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/fledgling-farming-sisters-available.html Grew up surrounded by farming communities. Never took advantage of it as we were in school/college and making careers. Now my sisters and I have decided Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:32:31 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/preventing-over-spray-from-neighboring-fields.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/preventing-over-spray-from-neighboring-fields.html I have purchased all of my seeds and potatoes from organic farmers. The only space I have to put my garden is 5 ft away from a cornfields. I do not want Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:28:56 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/can-premmie-chicks-survive.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/can-premmie-chicks-survive.html One of my students wondered if a chick or other bird might be able to live if it hatched early for some reason (for example, if the shell broke or someone Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:01:21 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/the-armorers-arms.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/the-armorers-arms.html The Armorer's Arms is a custom design and manufacturer of medieval weaponry and tools. Forget the show case and ren-fair stuff. These are practical no Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:05:40 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/organic-weed-control-in-orchards.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/organic-weed-control-in-orchards.html I have pomegranate trees 3 years old. I practice organic/biologic cultivation and I need to kill the weeds around the trees Can I use fresh lemons Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:34:44 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/microfarmerpatronage.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/microfarmerpatronage.html We're creating a new paradigm and want to help other smallholders make the leap from zero to financially sustainable. Our MicroFarmerPatronage model Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:17:54 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/free-permaculture-design-certificate-pdc-course-in-haiti.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/free-permaculture-design-certificate-pdc-course-in-haiti.html Help Build a Flourishing Indigenous Food Forest! We are now offering a FREE Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course, with hands on experience over Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:13:26 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/chicken-diet-worries.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/chicken-diet-worries.html Hello I had a question about feeding my chickens soybeans in there diet? Does it harm them if I feed soybeans and green peas in there diet because I Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:47:29 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/whats-a-good-barn-layout.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/whats-a-good-barn-layout.html We have finally bought a homestead and will be moving there this spring. Lots to learn and do. I love this website. Just discovered it yesterday. Amish Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:22:48 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/chickens-and-oak-leaves.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/chickens-and-oak-leaves.html Today I read a long list of chicken toxins and found oak leaves and acorns. We have an abundance of Quercus ruba and Quercus alba. I have been using the Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:33:07 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/can-you-love-a-chicken-too-much.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/can-you-love-a-chicken-too-much.html Hello, My housemate and I added two chickens to our family about 7 months ago. They were just little chicks. They are two amazing Road Island Reds. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:50:19 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/subtropics-permie-family-invited-to-farm-with-other-in-qsld.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/subtropics-permie-family-invited-to-farm-with-other-in-qsld.html Hi Meg Looking to find like minded, permaculture loving people to share our working-towards-sustainable 60ac farm... Don't know how to go about advertising Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:50:00 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/whats-the-best-hot-climate-apple-variety.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/whats-the-best-hot-climate-apple-variety.html We have a colour bond fence that receives full afternoon sun facing due west. Recent hot (40 deg) days in Perth have caused the grass infront of the fence Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:16:42 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/how-much-land-do-i-need-to-grow-my-own-food.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/how-much-land-do-i-need-to-grow-my-own-food.html How big of a farming ground is necessary to sustain a family Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:51:24 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/growing-vegetable-seedlings-for-sell.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/growing-vegetable-seedlings-for-sell.html I buy some seeds and prepare a vegetable nursery. Nurse the seedlings for some two weeks and sell ready seedlings to neighboring farmers and some dispose Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:35:01 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/home-made-biodiesal-is-dangerous.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/home-made-biodiesal-is-dangerous.html This website should pull its articles and information on biodiesel. What it is recommending is dangerous for people and and the environment (not to mention Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:20:04 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/teach-me-how.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/teach-me-how.html Well I own a house in the Hamptons of Long Island NY USA. Is for sale and Im looking to buy around 40 acres or so in north Louisiana USA. My plan is to Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:14:53 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/happy-hen-free-range-eggs.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/happy-hen-free-range-eggs.html We are currently building and establishing our free-range egg facility and are hoping to use as little formulated feeds as possible, eventually (ideally) Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:16:54 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/keeping-thrushes-from-eating-the-blueberries.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/keeping-thrushes-from-eating-the-blueberries.html I am a part of a bird count group working with an urban farm. I am looking for ideas to keep thrushes from eating too much of the blueberry crop. Any Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:13:49 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/how-can-i-help-my-sick-rooster.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/how-can-i-help-my-sick-rooster.html A rooster showed up in my yard over a month ago, probably fell off a poultry truck. I have fed him and made a place for him in our old shed. 4 days ago Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:48:19 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/salt-in-chicken-water.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/salt-in-chicken-water.html Meg, Can salt be added to chicken water to give a few degrees of freeze protection? I have read both that it is toxic and that it can be fed free choice. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:04:40 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/system-schematics-for-small-farm-methane-digesters-needed.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/system-schematics-for-small-farm-methane-digesters-needed.html We are currently writing grant requests to begin placing microscale continuous displacement methane digesters on small farms in our area. So far, only Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:54:02 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/monoculture.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/monoculture.html ALL AREAS Nature abhors bare ground and monoculture. Let me start with the results and then work toward the solution. Recently in southern Missouri and Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:00:36 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/the-new-puppy.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/the-new-puppy.html It was my tenth birthday and I asked my dad can I please have a animal of my own because I knew i would look after it myself as i look after all the other Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:02:42 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/australorp-problem.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/australorp-problem.html I have noticed a large lump on the chest of my 13 week old australorp hen.She does eat some and drink although not like the others her age.She has developed Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:37:49 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/temperate-is-100-x-200-ft-of-land-enough.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/temperate-is-100-x-200-ft-of-land-enough.html I have purchased a small house with 100 by 200 foot of land. Is it possible to run a self sustaining life (food and power) with this amount of land? Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:41:58 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/quantifying-cow-poo-power.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/quantifying-cow-poo-power.html I live on a Dairy farm, we milk about 250 cows twice a day. I was researching a topic for a chemistry presentation when I came across methane digesters Thu, 08 Dec 2011 01:00:27 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/cocchineal-for-eggs-and-fostering-orphan-chicks.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/cocchineal-for-eggs-and-fostering-orphan-chicks.html Hi, I have 8 Isa brown hens, mostly aged birds. The fox keeps popping in and takes one or two so today I am getting quotes for a safer run when I let them Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:35:31 GMT http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/mediterranean-best-permaculture-design-for-a-flat-block.html http://www.small-farm-permaculture-and-sustainable-living.com/mediterranean-best-permaculture-design-for-a-flat-block.html Hi I really enjoy this site and I just recently purchased a 15 acre piece of farmland in Florida, USA. I am very interested in permaculture farming including Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:34:15 GMT