Editorial from the West's AG newspaper: http://capitalpress.com/main.asp?SectionID=75&SubSectionID=767&ArticleID=37226&TM=86155.56 11/30/2007 6:00:00 AM Email...
Margaret,,,yes i do belive this can and will happen,,,my family lives in the old way,,,best we can,,,we also grow chickens for a huge company,,,,,because of...
Although these scenerios are possible it is by no means a forgone conclusion. There is a very strong organic movement in Texas with lots of local farmers...
dirk ,,,,great points,,,but i raise chicken for tyson we raise 6 flocks per year in 4 barns,,,about 120,000 birds per flock,,,,now show me a small farm that...
I was very surprised to see this editorial in a Conservative/Right Wing leaning AG newspaper. I read about it every day in the organic/small farm/ homestead...
Hi Al People forget when americans get backed into a corner they are able to rise to the challenge and overcome. I am sure this would include backyard...
dirk you sort of got some of what iam attempting to say,,,,,number one,,,is that the city folks will rule our lives on the farm with their vote,,,,and...
Re: US food supply vulnerable The Britts are looking at this logically and taking steps to deal with it. We should too. Waiting till there are major...
I haven't read it yet but I will and will decide if I think the plan is good and how we can adapt it for my little area. What do you all think? I think the...
Anyone have links to "Grazing Plans'? I'm currently developing one for 50 acres in Albany County NY. What are the high points os a good one, etc... Thanks in...
ATTRA has been one of the best sources for small farmers but the GUV is pulling funding so they may not be around long. I have made a donation and everyone...
Hi Al Yes the world is changing, and in my opinion not for the better. My grandfather used to say the pendulum swings. First one way and then the other....
Hi Margaret Well good news chavez's referendum was defeated this time, so it will be a little while for he threatens to shuts off oil to the U.S. again. He'll...
Margaret - You wrote your husband is drilling for alternative energy? What is he working on? We are always looking for ideas. Danielle [Non-text portions of...
dirk congrats on trying to be self sufficent,,,,,it is a far cry from what most folks in the city cans do for them selves now,,,so you my friend are leaps and...
I don't know. Being an old right-wing-militia nut myself, I have heard my fair share of this kind of talk for a LONG time. It's been my experience that most...
I am interested in that too. We have been considering drilling a gas well on our farm. We have heard that most any land will produce enough natural gas to...
We too often forget that here is a winnowing process associated with immigration. I'll give you an example or two of what I mean. In Puerto Rico, Cubans came...
In N. Vietnam I saw cement tanks that fermented cow manure into natural gas. There was plenty for he family to cook with and heat the home. Al Schubert ... ...
Geothermal wells cost several million dollars, each, to drill. My husband worked for a major oil company (Unocal), in their geothermal division, for 25 years....
Margaret - The geothermal part is neat - especially since we are in the filling-back-in stage of our closest field....why? because we just installed a...
- This was very interesting. It would take more than an act of Congress to get this passed. What a simple neat idea for using manure for a purpose. I use tons...
dirk, i applaud you in your self preparedness. even if you never need to use it, it is great knowing that you can take care of yourself. john, you kept...
On CNN Heroes yesterday, the "hero" had designed a UV jug to filter water, that they were giving to people in third world countries. They said the incidence of...
I guess you missed the right-wing-militia-nut note :) I don't think my comment was so much about the government taking care of peoploe as much as people...
One of the other benefits of this process was that the fermented manure--because of the natural decomposition was now a clean fertilizer. We traveled for for a...
We run our ranch and goat cheese dairy totally off grid - no other choice out here. We use solar and wind, with a big diesel generator that we have to use...
My utility in Vermont has a "Cow Power" program. Dairy farmers build these types of fermentation tanks on their farms, produce methane that runs a generator,...
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