Eco Friendly Farming Greenhouses... Wouldn’t it be wonderful if man found a way to make a certain piece of land produce more fruit with almost the same farming method?  Not only would this help a lot of people but it would also save other resources needed to farm. Green house farming has become necessary because of the shortage of land in some areas.  In greenhouses, farmers can grow vegetables, fruits and some crops all year round.  A company in Canada...

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 city and adjusted well to the farm life by downgrading their lifestyle and making do without the comfort of the city life....

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 work on and they are great for the environment too! Bee farms are cheap and easy. In fact, they are most recommended for small...

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 a safer and better produce but naturally, organic fertilizers are expected to be met with a little resistance...

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 price devaluation in the farmers’ side. On the other hand, the consumers...

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 farming methods and concerns. Forest farming involves trimming down, albeit cautiously,...

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! A wallaby is also referred to as miniature kangaroo. A wallaby and a kangaroo share the same features but size since a wallaby’s maximum height is only about 41 inches. These species...

How Microfarming Can Help You... Living in the suburbs has its own pros and cons; the same way when you are residing in the city where lots are limited and not too conducive for farming. This apparently is the problem for most city dwellers who crave farm life where you harvest your own crops and experience the joys of maintaining your own farm. The good news is, since the organic frenzy, consumers are scouring farms for fresh produce and they are willing...

The Macrobiotic Diet... The macrobiotic diet has been around for a long time now as it was popular back then during Hippocrates time. By the way, Hippocrates is the father of Western medicine. Macrobiotic diet was also popular during pre-historic times in China and Japan. Macrobiotic diet is included in the Traditional Chinese Medicine methods. TCM is a group of traditional medical practices developed in China a long time ago and is still recognized...

Living with Worms can be Healthy!... Hygiene has always focused on eliminating worms and parasites from the human living environment. But for almost a decade, some unusual scientific findings are leading to the conclusion that some parasitic worms are the key to preventing and/treating asthma and some other health problems prevailing over large parts of modern human populations. The first famous study on parasitic worms and asthma was conducted by Sarah...