I’ve been interning here at Spreadwing farm for about two and a half weeks. Under two more weeks to go and back home it is. One of my daily duties here comprise of caring for chickens, about eighty of them. They are great fun as there are three age groups. We have the older…
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Dave Wilson Nursery informational videos
Lots of videos on tree pruning, maintenance and planting from the Dave Wilson Nursery’s YouTube Channel
The Sociable Weaver builds it’s nest in community
The Sociable Weavers (Philetairus socius) build these incredible communal nests one straw at a time using a technique called thatching.
About SRI and how it could better feed the world
SRI, originally a rice farming technique developed in Madagascar by French Jesuit Henri de Laulanie, stands for System of Rice Intensification. This system spawns from over twenty years of observation of “deviant” farmers in the area. Instead of espousing the rice paddy‘s traditional approach, this technique: Transplants the seedlings at a very early stage in the…
Interesting Technique
This video shows an “emergency” way to back feed your generator to your home electrical breaker panel. Not sure it’s safe, but it’s clever enough to entertain the thought.