Archive for the ‘Eco Friendly Living’ Category

The Importance of Soil

Soil.  It is everywhere.  We step on it, we drive on it, we even sleep on it, albeit indirectly.  Out of all the natural resources in our planet, soil is probably one of the most ignored elements.  We all know that the sun is important.  So are our oceans and our water supply.  The same [...]

World Water Relief

One of the basic necessities of humans is water. Without food, a person can survive up to two months but without water, it will only be a matter of days before they succumb. Unfortunately, in cases of disasters, clean water is the hardest commodity to obtain as clean waters tend to be the first ones [...]

Baby Steps to Urban Homesteading

These past few years, city life has become painfully stressful for humans that most of us suffering from the everyday hazards of it have started to look for healthier alternatives we can do right in the comfort of our homes. Some even went as far as purchasing a piece of land somewhere far from the [...]

Eat Healthy, Go For Free Range Chickens

It was said that if the chicken you’re eating right now has had a cruel and stressful life, chances are, you’re eating a chicken that’s soaked in its own toxins and would then be passed to you causing diseases that are without cure. In other words, healthy meats produce quality proteins which prevent most lifestyle [...]

Organic Farming – The Sustainable Way to Farm and Eat

By Janice Hunter Organic farming is a form of agricultural method wherein farm communities relies on crop rotation, green manure, compost fertilizer, biological methods of pest control and cultivation of fertile soil to make it more productive thus yielding better produce. It also strictly limits the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, chemical-based plant grower, [...]

Start Your Own Bee Farm

Looking for a backyard business with a good ROI? If you are not allergic to bee stings and you’re not afraid to get up close and personal with these honey-making high flyers, then this business is for you. Bee farms are income generating, very ideal if you only have a little piece of land to [...]

Organic Fertilizers for Your Garden

Just by the sound of it, organic fertilizers must be good for our gardens especially now that we have become fully aware of the harmful effects of chemical pesticides to humans and what abnormal things it can induce to our plants and produce. Little by little, more farmers are beginning to apply alternative methods to [...]

What is Community Supported Agriculture?

Community supported agriculture is a marketing method which unifies consumers and farmers for better and effective way to dispense produce. This marketing method proves to be very beneficial for both consumers and farmers in such a way that produce are delivered straight to the homes of consumers which guarantees there will be neither left-overs nor [...]

Profitable Forest Farming

In forest farming, a farmer is not only harvesting nature’s gift for his own good but also helps the forest maintain its natural health and balance. Actually, helping the existing ecosystem is the first and foremost concern of all forest farmers and forest farming communities, as well as those organizations assisting them in proper forest [...]

Raising Wallabies

Since we love exotic farms and they are quite popular too, here’s yet another exotic animal that is quite different from any other conventional farm animals but can make a great pet, not to mention quite useful too, as owners swear by it! farmcommunities.com

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