Eco Friendly Tip: Reusable Paper Towels Do you know the average family can pay up to $400.00 a year in paper towels alone, think of the cost saving and what you are keeping out of the landfills with using Reusable Paper Towels. I am in the process of designing some reusable paper towels. So our [...]
Mar 25, 2012
Chicken Coop Requirements
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So while we prepare to build our new chicken coop, I thought I would share with you some chicken coop requirements. Proper space for chickens is very important. If your going to have a nice sized outdoor fenced area ensure you are giving them roughly 4 square feet per bird. If they will be mostly [...]
Mar 24, 2012
All Organic Fruit Salad Garbage….
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Yeah catchy title huh? Ever wonder what use your orange peels, pear or apple cores have? Most the time they are tossed to animals, thrown away or tossed on the compost pile. But, save that garbage and turn it into potpourri. Toss all the items into a sauce pan, top off with a cinnamon stick [...]
Mar 23, 2012
Rendering Beef Tallow
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This is also posted on our sister site 2 Chicks in the Kitchen but fits in well over here on One Acre Farming so we borrowed it. Recently I bought a whole New York Strip Steak that had to be cut down. As I was cutting it down and trimming off some fat I [...]
Mar 22, 2012
Roots In The Garden – Ugh
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The pictures will have to come tomorrow. By the time I decided to write this post it was 12:50am and a bit to dark to run out and snap the photos. I have a very shaded yard, two huge big tree’s, and a few smaller tree’s, I put a garden in last year and let’s [...]
Mar 21, 2012
Wordless Wednesday – My Future Plans
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Well its no surprise we are getting ready for the new chicken coop.. I have been drawing and my concepts are based on the pictures added below. I would LOVE to know your thoughts on these coops.
Mar 20, 2012
“Leggy” Cabbage Seedlings (TIP)
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It never fails, I always end up with “Leggy” cabbage seedlings, its a bit annoying, but its easily fixed. When your transplanting your cabbage just transplant it deeper. You can also do this with leggy tomatoes, cauliflower and broccoli. You may be wondering what leggy means, its when you know the stem is just WAY to long. [...]
Mar 19, 2012
Growing Carrots In Containers
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We live in an area where we have a lot of clay in the ground. One way around this is to plant carrots in containers. Decide on what type of carrots you wish to grow, I prefer Nantes varieties as they grow around 4-6 inches and they offer a nice cylindrical shape with a blunt [...]
Mar 18, 2012
How to Harden Off Seedlings
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Before your seedlings can handle the outdoors you must do a process called hardening. This hardening off plants is a crucial step as it will help protect your plants against wind, strong sun and rain. The process of hardening off the plants begins a week prior to transplanting. You will want to ensure your seedlings [...]
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