Tag Archives: permaculture

Pigs In The Garden

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Larry Braley

  This year we’ve decide to feed out our own pigs for butcher. Last week we purchased two feeder pigs from our friends the Traynor’s. Feeder pigs are young pigs weighing around 30 to 45 pounds and are fed out … Continue reading →

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Chicken Tractor

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Larry Braley

After spending some time at the Brown’s and seeing Ryan’s chicken tractor, I thought I would write a post about another of my favorite country living books, “Chicken Tractor, The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil” by Andy … Continue reading →

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Comfrey – My Favorite Herb

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Larry Braley

As I noted in my last post about planting tomatoes, I love to grow comfrey for various uses on our mini-farm. I use it mainly for mulch, compost green material and even at times feed it to the chickens. It … Continue reading →

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