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1. The Wild Homestead Blog  The Wild Homestead blog is about a family of 3 with a mission to make the most of our lives. Our project is about more than "going green." We reject consumerism, cook most of our meals at home, believe in hard work, getting dirty, bei...
2. Mesopotamia Ancient Mesopotamia (which is Greek for "land in the middle of the rivers") was an area in located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers (now mostly in modern-day Iraq). Mesopotamia was home to the Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian and Assyrian empir...
3. NoMo'GMOs October 24: Natural Breeding Beats GMOs A small seed company, the Mark Seed Company of Perry Iowa, has developed a new soybean variety that promises increased yields for farmers facing a pervasive parasite in their fields. Accor...
4. Arguments against Vegetarianism As many proponents as there are for vegetarianism, there are just as many people who don't have an opinion on the subject. On the other extreme however, there are also just as many people who would go so far as to argue against the practice. Just as...
5. Aquaponics Aquaponics is a revolutionary method where aquaculture (fish) and agriculture (vegetables, fruit) are grown in a symbiotic environment. Aquaponic systems can be used to replicate controlled wetland conditions that are useful for reclaiming potable w...
6. The Venus Project The Venus Project is a veritable blue-print for the genesis of a new world civilization, one that is based on human concern and environmental reclamation. The plans for The Venus Project offer society a broader spectrum of choices based on the scien...
7. George Washington Carver As a botany and agriculture teacher to the children of ex-slaves, Dr. George Washington Carver wanted to improve the lot of "the man farthest down", the poor, one-horse farmer at the mercy of the market and chained to land exhausted by cott...
8. Cane Toads 102 Cane Toads were brought to Australia in 1935 to help control cane beetles. The toads did not reduce the number of beetles at all. But they did take over most of the areas that they were introduced to and have developed into a major and deadly p...
9. Poultry Farm Resources Poultry Farm Resources used by The Pidgie Fund, Maine's Rooster Sanctuary. Help for those looking to run a poultry sanctuary from New England's oldest no-kill rooster rescue: The Pidgie Fund. I've been raising chickens as pets (hundreds and hundreds...
10. Used John Deere Farm Equipment Welcome to the John Deere Machinefinder Squidoo. Yes, this lens is produced by John Deere. We'd like to find ways of communicating with the world about our dealers' used equipment offerings.  John Deere dealers list their used equipment on www.mac...
11. Agrarian Reform: The Philippines The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) expired December 31, 2008, after 20 years. The President of the Philippines took the "action through inaction" route of not signing off on the extension of the policy. Is it really dead? did it really...
12. The Factory Farm: No Storybook Farm When most people think of a farm, images of the family farm pop up. Cows munching on grass in a field, chickens running all over happily pecking the ground, pigs eating from a trough. Happy animals, living a good life, respected by the farmers as liv...
13. Endangered Species Alert: The Chicken Everyone has heard of "endangered species". But did you know that there are breeds of domesticated animals that are in danger of extinction? There are sheep, rabbits, goats, donkeys, turkeys, geese, swine and yes, even chickens. These threat...
14. Christians and the Environment Environmental stewardship is undergoing a huge revival in the Church these days, but how should a Christian actually get involved? Thousands want to take better care of God's green earth but are concerned about earth worship and other scriptural no-n...
15. Biovision - African Development and Agro Science Biovision is a NGO (Non Governmental Organization) that is operating mainly in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania and has its roots in Switzerland. With the cash award he recieved with the World Food Prize, Dr. Herren in 1998 established BioVision, a priva...
16. Soil Compost Bin Gardening Must Knows Why Should You Create Soil Compost When Gardening Using Compost Bins & Compost Tumblers? Compost Definition: Compost is the product of the decomposition of organic matter. Organic matter includes garden waste, kitchen scraps, manure, leaves, grass c...
17. APIS Information Resource Center at Squidoo The art and science of beekeeping is one of humanity's oldest pastimes and has a unique history and tradition. The western, European honey bee (Apis mellifera) once a romantic, wild (feral) insect that could be kept in any kind of container and "...
18. Urban Subsistence Farming The info needed to produce and procure sustenance in an urban setting. In an age of population extremes supported by petroleum and the environmental crisis that ensues, ensuring survivability of the individual ensures the survivability of the whole....
19. Slow Gardening Slow Gardening is the practice of following local and seasonal growing cycles in the way we cultivate, think about and prepare our food. It's an approach that can change the way we look at what ends up on our plates, and how it gets there. It provide...
20. How to sell Rural or Farm Land Have you recently inherited land and not sure what to do? Or perhaps it's just time to sell the farm. This page is full of helpful resources to help you successfully sell your rural or farm land.