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Wow. Someone corrects obvious errors in reporting, and because this pulls the rug out from under the original, inaccurate argument, she comes under fire. Even that is ok; I assume she's a big girl, but to get offended by an IMpersonal but accurate remark about shouting and arm waving (good...

My local feed store custom orders field peas (trapper) for me. They are commonly used in pigeon feed. I don't know why your grainery won't sell the peas to you. It shouldn't matter to them. They still earn money.

They will be fine with legumes as the base until you get your meal worms going full steam. The quality of your eggs and your chickens health will improve with the bugs but even without the bugs they will be fine. Wheat is 18% protein all on its own so protein comes in many forms. Chickens...

If you don't mind my asking, how far are you from Belleville and where is the CSA you mentioned; I am laying the groundwork for a meat CSA and may look to veggies as well; I am not overly familiar with Ontario.

I have done boiled eggs every way possible, but I tried this with eggs straight from the chickens hiny and you are right. It is the best method for fresh eggs; about 99.5 % success rate. You sold me.

We want to install a commercial fridge in our house. Since we don't want the noise and heat, we asked what could be done. We were told that we could order the fridge without the working bits/compressor and have a refridgeration co. install them outside the house and pipe into the fridge. It...

Very true, but in my neck of the woods it is illegal to sell raw milk. People cannot get it. I have my own cows and the government, the vets, and pretty much everyone else is on the " if you drink that! you're gonna die!!! kick. I sit back and enjoy my milk, cream, butter and cheese, my...

bibliophile birds, My toaster oven uses 1500w. It will state on the label somewhere, but I have the advantage of a meter on my inverter controller so I can take note of the amount of power being used, turn on a given appliance, and read the new value. Not sure why you would need a toaster...

Bibliophile birds, I edited my last post to actually answer the question you were asking. I kind of missed the boat on that one. Sorry.

Bibliophile birds I have 8- 176w panels. The way I understand it, it means they are capable under ideal conditions of generating 176w of electricity per hour each. They actually only produce at 80% efficiency during ideal conditions so just how much E. is being produced is a bit of a crap...

Spilled milk emergency cleanup plan. javascript:insert_text(':/',%20'');mmmm Plan A: Call the animal shelter and tell them an emergency clean up crew is needed ASAP. Send all available dogs and cats!!! No training necessary; the clean up crew already knows what to do.

I grew up in a time warp. ( and no I am not 100 yrs old yet ) No electricity, no in- door plumbing, and wood heating. Everyone had a cook stove and a separate wood stove in the living room. Cook stoves don't throw that much heat around. I used to lean against it. I don't recall if it was too...

To make money today I opened a bank account for other people to put money in. (ready to start marketing my farm produce)

Thank you for the welcome. It is quite possible that we are talking about 2 different things but right now its about as clear as "mud" for me. I was thinking of hay fields and CSA gardens and raw manure is a big no no for so many reasons. I would have to see the barn in question or talk...

I don't know of any one who spreads raw manure on fields. It would burn them and it is illegal. When a farmer talks of spreading manure, it is composted just as humanure is. We also have to follow rules as to when the manure compost can or cannot be spread to avoid runoff. Think of the fields as...

Many roadside and village toilets in non-tourist China are nothing more then a chicken roost on the edge of a field. You perch and your donation is collected for the fields. The point is, that many food crops in China, are grown with humanure. North Americans are already partaking of the...

The operative word here is COMPOST. A properly cooked compost will take care of any issues. The one thing you don't toss in the pile is meat. I wouldn't worry about vomit as you should be in a hospital long before you could produce enough to screw up the ave. pile. When your compost reaches...

1.5 C of flour is an a lot more then what is actually needed. Assuming a beef stew, dredge small pieces of stew meat (should not be wet) in seasoned flour. Fry the meat in clarified butter/olive oil or bacon fat ect...dump fried meat into stew pot and add other ingredients. Add a little wine in...

I feed whole grains. Wheat, peas, boss, flax, corn with free range and raw clabbered milk. Chickens do very well. It is easy to make up a recipe with the appropriate amount of protein. Use any grain you like; you just need to know the protein content and how to keep it at around 20% if you...

Wind and solar is about location. From what geographical location you live in and right down to the nitty gritty of the 20 square feet you actually want to place the equipment in. Get yourself a calendar and EVERY day write down the weather conditions in the exact spot you wish to place your...