The writing focus of this blog will be on the topics described below. I will tag each post with one of the following category headers.
Preparing land- converting lawn to crops, sheet mulching, no-till farming, reclaiming wooded land for farm use, soil and fertility building, and use of animals to convert land.
Preparing to farm- Evaluating your resources, basic infrastructure, and tools.
Dealing with the cold- use of greenhouses, cold frames, tunnels, floating row covers, compost as a heat source, solar, wind, biochar for soil fertility and for heating, heat storage with thermal mass and phase change material.
Animals- Chickens, cattle, fish, and pigs
Nutrient building, recycling, and retention- composting, vermiculture, mushrooms, maggot culture, aqueous single cell proteins and their utilization, and integrated food production systems.
Harvest time- Using what you produce, storing it, food safety, and favorite recipes
Church and agriculture- Ideas for use in soup kitchens, church use ideas, food production systems as a teaching tool, and training for mission work
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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