CleanGreens system is composed of a transportation system, entry and exit conveyor, and modules. Below everything, a moving robot sprays the roots with a nutrient mist. “This robot allows for even and especially uniform irrigation throughout the greenhouse but also allows to modify irrigation parameters during the growth cycle. Mainly, we have taken away the risk of nozzles getting clogged by design. The robot indeed has a low number of nozzles, namely 72 for an area up to 1’000m2, with a special shape that prevents them from getting clogged.” On top of that, the robot can be easily extracted from the cultivation line. “This greatly facilitates maintenance, which is usually a huge issue when it comes to aeroponic systems.” Bernhard indeed points out that none of the growers he worked with has ever had any clogging.
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Fixed systems vs. moving robot
Bernhard says that they designed such a moving robot because of the inherent issue of fixed aeroponic systems. “In a fixed aeroponic system, you have several nozzles per square meter. This means that if you have a 10,000 sqm greenhouse, you have potentially tens of thousands of nozzles. That doesn’t only put a strain on the CAPEX, but it’s also additional maintenance. So, a grower would pay someone to go check and maintain the nozzles regularly. Operationally speaking, it’s a nightmare to do. On top of that, it’s very difficult to evenly irrigate plants with a fixed system at scale, especially since the quality of the droplets is very pressure sensitive and would require a complex piping layout. With our system, we guarantee that the irrigation droplets remain of high quality, regardless of where these are delivered to the roots. The mobility of our robot saves growers from this burden. This is because it sprays at regular intervals. There’s a lower number of nozzles, positively impacting maintenance costs. The robot wouldn’t solve the issue with labor, but it would surely save a grower from requiring more of it.”
Support is paramount
CleanGreens Solutions also closely follows up with their clients. “We sell the equipment and install it for our customer. And then, we designed a ‘care package’ to help the grower throughout cultivation, but also if they want to ramp up the production. We have agronomists who would be directly in contact with the growers and would do site visits through the first cycles of production. We came up with this service because we want our customers to be successful, for a simple reason: our system is super high-tech and very modern. Growers opting for this are visionaries and early adopters. We need to provide them with the peace of mind to operate with such a unique technology. This is something that is on us, not on the grower.”
Exactly for ease of use, the system comes together with software that allows a grower to easily operate every aspect of the operation. “The software has two main functions,” Bernhard explains. “It can do everything in the greenhouse and keeps track of what is happening in the cultivation and who is taking care of that specific job. So, for instance, it would know what every operator is doing daily but would also know that specific modules need to be harvested and others to be washed and sanitized. One of the features of the software is indeed an alert system that notifies a grower when action is required.”
The utmost attention to the details CleanGreens Solutions has put into the design of its large-scale aeroponic is providing good results to the companies. “We are switching gears right now,” he says. “We will be commissioning two large-scale projects in Europe and in the Middle East, and even more will be coming online soon. At the same time, we are looking at different markets. On top of Europe, the Middle-east is a big area we want to cover, and our system fits perfectly in that region’s strategy for food safety and security. North America, of course, is a market we want to enter too. Anyway, regardless of where we go first, our main driver will always be to keep improving our system to lower the OPEX and improve the yield even more.”


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Well, not exactly close neighbors, but I met up with a couple that is buying a place on the other side of Sunol valley. They were looking to buy some lambs to help eat down the grass/weeds on their property, so I went out to their place to survey the situation. Turns out they really need goats in addition to some sheep. 6 acres of hilly grassland with lots of oaks. We’re going to sell them two of our goats (the nubian goats we bought last season) and our remaining lamb. They will need to find a few others, at least temporarily.
In other ranch news, our chickens have grown up and are laying eggs – yay! We now have fresh eggs every morning (tho sometime, like today, they didn’t lay eggs til noonish – we’ll need to talk to ’em about being more timely). No more store bought eggs – I suspect with 14 hens laying, we’ll have no shortage of eggs.
The vultures are crowding around today – mostly coming to clean up the remains from yesterdays lamb slaughtering (sorry PJ). Everything here is recycled – the scavengers gotta eat too. We’re done with the messy side of farming for another 6+ months.


Welcome to week 2 of Let’s Get Organized in 2017. This week we’re going to organize our garden seeds. I realize that some of you may not save seeds, but for us, this is a big problem. Well… For one of us this is a big problem which causes the other stress because I can never find them! But I’m not saying who is causing the problem. 😉 LOL
If you don’t save your seeds, take this week and look thru all those pretty seed catalogs that came in the mail and figure out what you’re going to plant this year. If you don’t garden, pick something else that you would like to organize this week – Do you have a problem with getting too many emails? Go unsubscribe to all those unread emails cluttering your inbox. How’s your “dumping” area looking? We have 2 – the kitchen table and what we call the cubby – it’s a built-in shelf in the wall. Go organize those and see if you can come up with a system to help keep the clutter to a minimum that not only you, but your family can agree on. If you set something up and magically expect them to start using it, guess again! Talk with them, get their input, and make it a family thing otherwise it probably won’t last long…
Anyhow onto the seeds. I keep mine in numerous shoe boxes. Yes, I said numerous. I’m a seed
hoarder collector. I like to grow and save seeds from many varieties of heirloom tomatoes, peppers and squash. During a move a few years ago, I lost them all… 🙁 It was really devastating to me. I had been growing and saving select seeds for years. Since I’ve started over, we really don’t have a system in place anymore. Since there’s no one place for seeds now, anytime I go looking for them I have to search everywhere in the house, on the car port, and in hubby’s truck… *sigh*
My first step is to go purchase some plastic containers with tight-fitting lids. The plastic shoe boxes from the dollar store and even Walmart don’t fit into this category. You want something that if you drop it, you won’t be picking up seeds for days. One thing I want to mention when picking out a container. Pick out a container that has a handle that’s on top of the container. If it’s on the end, when you pick it up, all the packets of seeds can (and will) shift and move all around. After going thru the trouble of organizing them, you don’t want to have to do it over and over every time someone picks up the container by the handle. I’m going to be getting more of these containers.
They come in an 8 pack for $29.99 which comes out to about $3.75 each. There are numerous reasons why I prefer these. The top is very secure so I don’t have to worry about everything falling out if it’s dumped over. The size ie perfect for the way I store my seeds. I use these little baggies to keep the majority of my seeds in.
For us they are the perfect size for most seeds with the exception of peas and beans. Why not peas and beans? Because in order to get a decent harvest, we need a good number of seeds. These little baggies don’t hold enough pea or bean seeds to make a full row for us. However, for you these might work for all your seeds. We typically plant at least a full row and for peas or beans that means upwards of 150-ish seeds. Plus, another reason I like these baggies is because of the white area to write on. Yes, I know you can also write on the plain baggies with a permanent marker, but for some reason, it seems to last longer on these. I also use lots of these baggies for my crafts!
Anyhow. If you’ll notice the size of the baggies, they are 2″ wide by 3″ high. The storage containers I use are a smidge over 3″ high and they are just over 7″ wide by 11.5″ long. That means you can fit 3 rows of these little baggies in them. What I do is cut some cardboard from cereal boxes to use as dividers and keep the rows all nice and neat. I also cut some to fit in between the baggies to separate the types of seeds. For seeds that I have a lot of, I’ll subdivide them. For example – with tomatoes, I’ll separate them first by if they are determinate or indeterminate. Then I’ll separate them by type – cherry, small sizes, beefsteak, plums, etc. Then, if a group still has many in it, I’ll further divide it down by color – red, pink, yellow, purple, green, striped, etc. For the peppers I’ll separate them by heat – sweet, mild, medium, hot and YIKES! LOL
My task for this week is to go round-up the seeds we do have. Then since some were stored in not ideal conditions I’ll have to test those for viability. There’s no sense to save them if they’re dead… Then I’ll organize the ones we have, decide what we want to grow this season and order seeds that we don’t have.
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Dr B. R. Barwale Honoured by Prime Minister of India for his Contribution to Indian Seeds Industry
NEW DELHI, November 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated Founder and Chairman of Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Co. Pvt. Ltd. (Mahyco), Dr B. R. Barwale during the 1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress 2016, at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi, in recognition of his immense contribution to Indian agriculture. On this occasion, the world food prize winners from India who made remarkable contributions to ensuring nutritious and sustainable food supply for alleviating hunger were honoured.
Dr B. R. Barwale was honoured for his contribution to seed sector and food security, being widely regarded as father of the Indian Seed Industry. Also present at the ceremony was Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh.
Accepting the award, Dr B. R. Barwale said, "I am humbled by the recognition by our honourable Prime Minister. The 1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress shows our Government's commitment towards making innovation the core of agriculture in India. We believe that only through application of science and innovation in agriculture, can we meet our Prime Minister's vision of doubling farmers' income by 2022. At Mahyco, we have always worked on bringing in science-based solutions to farming challenges through seeds. Such recognition would inspire us to double our commitment to Indian agriculture."
About Maharastra Hybrid Seeds Company Private Limited
Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company Private Limited (commonly referred as "Mahyco") is one of the largest and most diverse private sector seed companies in the country. It was founded in 1964 by Dr. B. R. Barwale, an entrepreneur with a farming background, in Marathwada region of Maharashtra. Since 1964, Mahyco has used R&D and focus on innovation, to establish itself as a pioneer of high quality hybrid/open-pollinated seeds, through strict adherence to its motto, "Quality Seed - Mahyco Seed". This has earned the trust of farmers across the country. The company is currently engaged in research, development, production, processing and marketing of products in agriculture.
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At our place, it’s once again time to get the garden prepped and planted. Several years ago, we established a permanent garden spot, complete with raised beds that we built from reclaimed lumber and pallet boxes. We hauled in soil and fertilizer (read: manure from the corral), drew up detailed planting charts and diagrams and vowed that from that point on, our garden was going to produce enough to feed our growing family and provide preserved food for winter. We were confident that it would also produce in such abundance that we would be able to sell our overflow of vegetables at the local farmer’s market and come away with a tidy sum of cash for our efforts. That was the first year in a cycle of drought and record-setting heatwaves that have since lingered on in our part of the country for 6 years straight.
After the third year of busting our tails, only to watch our crops either wither and die from the scorching heat, or be eaten by desperate wildlife – so hungry from the lack of vegetation across the land that they were willing to brave the dangers of getting close to our house for a morsel of something green … we almost gave up completely. Without any rain to help things grow, we were relying solely on water from our rural water district for our garden, already severely taxed because of all the cattle producers who were also depending on commercial water for their livestock. Not to mention every other member of the district trying to scratch out a garden, keep their lawn alive or just keep up with their basic household water needs. It was incredibly expensive and when the garden failed to produce more than a handful of a few vegetables, there was no way we could justify continuing to pour money, labor and water into the project.
In the end, we did persevere (mostly because we couldn’t imagine the drought lasting for so long) and found the secret to successful gardening, even in the face of blistering heat and ridiculously arid weather patterns. Chicken poop. That’s the secret. You see, all along, we’d been fertilizing our beds with composted manure from our cattle pen. It made the soil rich and fertile and was helping boost the growing power of our struggling plants. But it wasn’t until we brought in some chicken manure, left over from fertilizing our feed and Bermuda fields, that we saw amazing results. Just a small amount worked into each of the beds made the plants grow to astonishing proportions. We still had some problems with the extreme heat keeping some of the plants from flowering. And because the temperatures didn’t drop below 90°, even at night, our tomatoes refused to turn from green to ripe, delicious red. But the chicken poop was the key, we found, to making the plants strong and healthy enough to withstand the hot, dry conditions. From that point on, we began to make other small changes in our gardening practices, tweaking our strategy on water, pest control, wind (we have a tremendous amount of wind here), and sun protection – everything coalescing around the all-important foundation of chicken poop.
This is our second year of (mostly) successful gardening under extremely challenging conditions. And these are some of the strategies we’ve put into practice to give us maximum produce with minimum effort.
Raised beds – they don’t have to be fancy or expensive, but raised beds make gardening much simpler. We built our beds from 2 x 6’s of varying lengths and reclaimed shipping crates. Most of them are rectangular, no more than 3 feet wide. We have a few small square beds, but the truth is that it’s much easier to reach from either side of the rectangular beds than to teeter on the border of a large square bed, trying to reach a weed in the middle while not stepping (or falling) into the bed itself. So keep your beds narrow enough that you can reach across them with no trouble. Also, make sure you leave a path between your beds so you can walk easily around them, mow or weed-eat between them or even use mulch of some type to discourage weed or grass growth. This cuts down on the pests and prevents surprise visits from snakes. Raised beds are easier to weed, if you remember to lay down a layer of landscape fabric, thick newspaper, cardboard or other barrier before adding your soil. They are easier to harvest, too, especially if you employ some of the other tips I’m going to share with you.
Trellises are your friend. Anyone who has had to wade around, ankle deep in cucumber, cantaloupe or summer squash vines will tell you it’s not fun. The plants themselves make you itchy and can often leave tiny, hairlike stickers in your skin. Also, things like to hide in those messy vines … things like snakes. Or those really gross and scary looking garden spiders that make me shriek and smoosh them before I remember they’re beneficial to the garden. Putting a braced trellis in the bed with vine or climbing plants will make your life in the garden safer and less surprising. It will be easier to spot all the cucumbers when you pick instead of being shocked by a monster cucumber that you’ve missed for several days in row. Depending on the strength of your trellis material, this plan will work for larger fruits and vegetables, too, like pumpkins, cantaloupe or watermelons (not the gi-normous State Fair prizewinners, but smaller varieties). We use metal cattle panels for our trellises, mostly because we sometimes have bent or broken ones around the farm and it’s a good way to get something for nothing. But you can also use pallets, lattice material, chain link fencing stretched between poles or old gates. Use your imagination.
Water wisely. Using a sprinkler system is one of the most frustrating ways to water a garden. It’s trumped only by the ‘stand with the hose pipe and water each bed individually’ method. Both take a long time and require quite a bit of monitoring. Plus, you always seem to get a lot of water where you don’t need it and not enough where you do. Investing in some soaker hoses is a good idea. Stringing them throughout your beds will make sure the water is getting to the plants and not being blown all over the place by the wind, and, you won’t be watering the pathways between your beds and encouraging weeds and grass to grow there. Rain collection systems can be expensive, but there are a multitude of DIY plans that illustrate how easy it is to put one together from inexpensive or even free materials. Do what you can to collect rainwater for use in your garden. Fortunately for us, there is a water well at the other place which will allow us to haul water (free of charge) in shuttles to our cattle and … our garden. We’ll be spending a little cash to get it up and running but it’s a fraction of the cost of trying to drill a new well or paying for rural water. This year, we’re implementing a watering system that uses the shuttles, hoses and gravity to provide our garden with moisture. We’re very excited about it. Whatever you can do to get water to your garden without endangering your household budget will pay off.
I won’t go too much into pest control here. I think it’s a deeply personal choice and I don’t judge anyone for the products or methods they use to keep critters out of their garden. I will say that building a fence out of reclaimed pallets and lining it with snow fence has kept most of the rabbits out of our vegetables. Stringing hot wire – one at 6 feet and another at 8 feet off the ground – keeps curious deer away, too. And raccoons, opossums and skunks don’t much like getting shocked when they try to crawl over, either. Just remember not to touch the top of the fence with the hoe or rake – that zap when metal touches metal isn’t pleasant. The combination of fencing helps protect our garden from the wind, also. And because we put the garden near a wind break, it receives a moderate amount of shade during the hottest part of the day. Since I consider both excessive wind and excessive sun to be pests … I feel both issues needed to be addressed.
Last year, I started companion planting – planting certain plants together in the same bed because they grow well together – and it worked great. I found a very comprehensive list on the Internet that matches up practically every garden plant you can imagine and also says which plants to keep far from each other. I know several other local gardeners who’ve started to use this method and they have also reported good results. I like this system because it promotes healthy plants with good production, reduces weeding because the beds are more densely planted and encourages us to experiment with new garden items.
In the great scheme of gardening, I make no claims at being a master. I am frequently frustrated and sometimes just plain lazy. But over the past few years, we’ve consistently improved our production and decreased our workload, which has made us very happy. Especially considering the horrible weather circumstances we’ve been dealing with since we moved here! I hope I’ve offered some helpful advice that will make your gardening experience more satisfying and less frustrating. In these times of skyrocketing grocery prices and other economic terrors, gardening can be an important way to boost your family’s budget and provide high quality nourishment. Gardening can also be full of lessons on work ethic, self-sufficiency, biology, agriculture, and other life-improving ideas for you and your kids. We’ve been inspired by gardening to find more ways to save money, make ourselves more self-sufficient and less dependent on others, too. Whether you’re planting a 2 acre truck farm or a small container garden on your apartment balcony, I wish you happy growing!


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And the king will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” - Matthew 25:40
Sowing Seeds, Growing Disciples
We meet on the first Tuesday of each month. If you are interested in joining us please send a message to Jan Casner at email@example.com.
Come join us in providing food for those in need.
In 2023 we donated 1263.24 lbs. of fresh produce to the food pantry at Network of Community Ministries.
Nine raised beds provide the opportunity to grow and harvest many varieties of organic vegetables including tomatoes, onions, beets, radishes, eggplant, Swiss Chard, green beans, okra, peppers, spinach, lettuce, watermelons, cantaloupe, arugula, collards, cucumbers, carrots, turnips, and sweet potatoes, plus herbs. The produce is harvested and taken to Network of Community Ministries throughout the year. Our greenhouse is used during the winter to start plants from seed and to prepare the Mother's Day Patio Plants for the annual sale.
Planting & harvesting organic vegetables to take to Network
Propagating new plants for transplanting
Planting & maintaining pots around the church campus
Weeding, watering, mulching, & composting
Tomato and herb plant sale in March
Mother’s Day patio pots sale in May
Pansy sale in October
Visiting other gardens and garden centers in the area
Supported by the Methodist doctrine, the Garden Ministry makes all efforts to be green, support the environment, and encourage gardening. It also provides a ministry for members and non-members, who enjoy gardening to participate, educate, teach and learn.
The Garden Ministry began in 2008 with an idea from the Landscape Committee and support from FUMCR staff. The group is always open to new gardeners with any level of experience. It is a self-supporting ministry, holding plant sales and accepting donations and memorials to cover expenses.
More information: Email Garden Ministry at firstname.lastname@example.org or visit Garden Ministry FUMCR on Facebook
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Did you know that Manuka honey is similar to a fine wine? It takes months for Manuka honey to develop its full bioactivity strength. While all honey possesses antibacterial properties, the natural organic enzyme of dietary methylglyoxal (or MG) in Manuka honey makes it significantly stronger than “regular” honeys.
The MG levels increase over the ensuing months following harvest, making a honey that is more effective from a wellness and healing standpoint. We age our honey one to two years to achieve the highest potency. We are currently selling honey from our 2019 and 2020 harvest seasons. Most Manuka honey you see on the market does not have the extraction batch and the harvest year printed on the label because most Manuka producers blend many different honeys from various production sources into a “production batch” prior to packing. Producers do this so they can achieve a certain targeted activity number that they want to sell (e.g., 250, 400, 550MG).
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Farming Classifieds In IndiaGoat Farming Enterprise. Ensure ample amount of clean and fresh water obtainable based on the day by day calls for of goat along with offering good foods. There are some advantages of domestic or commercial goat farming. A female goat can produce about 2-3 litter milk each day.
If you wish to begin goat farming in India, then you should have to go along with some step by step process. You don't have to think about marketing your farm merchandise Farming Classifieds In India. There are quite a few goat breeds out there in India. They're meat productive goat breed And adult Boer goat weights about a hundred and ten-one hundred fifteen kg and a feminine goat weights about ninety-100 kg.
At a identical time you'll be able to produce tasty meat and milk, helpful and valuable skins, fiber or manure from the goat. There are some difficulties of goat farming in India. Empirical evidence suggests that the rise in agricultural manufacturing in India is generally as a result of irrigation; shut to three fifths of India's grain harvest comes from irrigated land.
Availability of veterinary service is a should for setting up commercial goat farming business in India. In some areas of India the producers do not get proper value for his or her farm merchandise. They are very suitable for meat, milk, skin and fiber production.
The primary difficulties which are obstructing goat farming are listed beneath. Goats can grow properly and produce maximum by feeding well balanced and nutritious food. As a result of, goat meat and milk has an amazing demand in India. Nonetheless, think about the followings whereas making house for business goat farming in India.
The general public don't have the power to buy adequate number (50-100) of goats for beginning the enterprise. However suitable for business milk production in India. Irrigation farming is when crops are grown with the assistance of irrigation systems by supplying water to land by means of rivers, reservoirs, tanks, and wells.
Availability of veterinary service is a should for setting up business goat farming business in India. In some regions of India the producers don't get correct worth for his or her farm products. They're very suitable for meat, milk, skin and fiber manufacturing.


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Yaz Agro for import and export is a private company, founded by
a fifth-generation Egyptian farmers, whose ancestors were among
the first to grow new crops introduced by Muhammad Ali Pasha during his agricultural revolution in the eighteenth century,
such as mangoes, grapes and blood oranges.
The generation of parents has transformed our farms in the Delta of Egypt 20 years ago to be grown in hygienic conditions and handpicked that comply with modern export requirements. We have established
Yaz Agro trade Company to complete the path started by our ancestors in the world of agriculture.
We grow, treat, pack, supply, export and track each shipment our fresh goods.we guarantee the high quality of fresh goods to customers all over the world. Our endeavor was to achieve a prestigious position in the field of export.
We strive to live in a better environment. We follow the sustainable development goals in all our practical steps until our goods reach our customers. You can all help with that.
We serve a wide range of clients. Our relationship with our partners is characterized by transparency and commitment. In addition to what our farms have, other farms who meet and understand our standards provide us with high-quality products that we personally inspect before, during and after harvest, as well as lab tests to ensure the products we provide to our families are safe.


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In order to reach this goal, a single four-pronged strategy is what would be needed. Here’s what we suggest –
#1. On-Page SEO Plan for Zordi
Zordi has blog articles that can be considerably improved upon. As Zordi starts to scale, it needs to focus more on inbound marketing and it also needs to come off as a thought-leader in the space.
The current articles are too short, have no internal links and are poorly formatted.
As such, we recommend that you try and scale up your content to 1000 in the shortest possible time.
Here is a list of 100 blog post title suggestions along with relevant keywords that you can use to fix it. You can create it pretty fast if you use AI along with content editors (but take care, the articles have to be carefully optimized to improve readability and more importantly, insert internal links for faster indexing by Google) –
- “Revolutionizing Agriculture: The Rise of AI in Greenhouse Farming”
- “Exploring the Future of Hydroponic Farming Techniques”
- “The Science Behind Growing Ultra-Sweet Strawberries”
- “How Robotics is Transforming the Greenhouse Industry”
- “Sustainable Farming: Achieving High Yields with Lower Environmental Impact”
- “Integrating AI with Traditional Farming Practices for Enhanced Production”
- “The Benefits of Hydroponic Farming in Urban Environments”
- “The Role of Machine Learning in Crop Quality Optimization”
- “Understanding the Technology Behind Autonomous Greenhouses”
- “Innovations in Agricultural Robotics: A New Era of Farming”
- “Eco-Friendly Farming: How AI Helps in Sustainable Practices”
- “From Seed to Store: The Journey of AI-Enhanced Berries”
- “The Impact of Precision Agriculture on Food Quality and Safety”
- “Automating Greenhouse Operations: A Look into the Future of Farming”
- “How AI-Powered Greenhouses Can Solve Global Food Challenges”
- “Exploring the Advantages of Hydroponics in Modern Agriculture”
- “Smart Farming: How Robotics and AI Enhance Crop Production”
- “The Evolution of Greenhouse Farming with Advanced Technologies”
- “Why Machine Learning is the Key to Efficient Crop Management”
- “Tackling Climate Change with AI-Driven Sustainable Farming”
- “The Intersection of Technology and Agriculture: A New Green Revolution”
- “Leveraging AI for Precision Farming and Higher Crop Yields”
- “Hydroponics: A Solution for Urban Food Deserts”
- “The Future of Agriculture: Autonomous Greenhouses and AI”
- “How Robotics is Redefining Labor in Agriculture”
- “AI in Agriculture: Enhancing Food Security and Sustainability”
- “The Impact of Machine Learning on Farming Efficiency”
- “Growing Beyond Boundaries: The Rise of High-Tech Greenhouses”
- “The Science of Growing Premium Berries with Advanced Tech”
- “Sustainable Agriculture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”
- “Redefining Farm-to-Table with Robotic Greenhouse Farming”
- “The Advantages of AI-Controlled Environmental Conditions in Farming”
- “How Hydroponics is Shaping the Future of Sustainable Farming”
- “Maximizing Crop Quality with Precision Agriculture Techniques”
- “Transforming Agriculture with AI: A Step Towards Smarter Farming”
- “The Role of Robotics in Enhancing Agricultural Productivity”
- “Harnessing the Power of AI for Sustainable Greenhouse Operations”
- “Innovative Farming: The Convergence of AI and Hydroponics”
- “The New Age of Farming: AI-Driven Agricultural Solutions”
- “Elevating Greenhouse Farming with Cutting-Edge Technologies”
- “From Lab to Farm: The Application of AI in Agriculture”
- “The Future of Food Production: Hydroponic Farming and AI”
- “Intelligent Farming: How Robotics is Changing the Face of Agriculture”
- “Advancements in Greenhouse Technology: AI and Robotics at Work”
- “The Promise of Hydroponics: Revolutionizing Urban Agriculture”
- “AI in the Field: The New Frontier of Farming Technology”
- “Growing Greener: The Role of Technology in Eco-Friendly Farming”
- “AI and Hydroponics: A Perfect Pairing for Modern Farming”
- “The Impact of Robotics on Sustainable Agricultural Practices”
- “The Rise of Smart Greenhouses: Farming in the Digital Age”
- “Optimizing Crop Growth with AI-Driven Greenhouse Technology”
- “The Benefits of AI and Robotics in Enhancing Crop Resilience”
- “Hydroponics: The Solution to Water Scarcity in Agriculture”
- “Artificial Intelligence: The Game-Changer in Greenhouse Farming”
- “How Modern Technology is Reshaping the Agricultural Landscape”
- “Sustainable Solutions: The Role of AI in Eco-Friendly Farming”
- “Revolutionizing Crop Management with Autonomous Greenhouses”
- “The Future is Here: AI-Powered Solutions in Agriculture”
- “Advancing Agriculture: The Integration of Robotics and Farming”
- “The Power of Data-Driven Farming with AI and Machine Learning”
- “Navigating the New Era of High-Tech Sustainable Farming”
- “AI in Agriculture: From Concept to Reality”
- “The Role of Advanced Technology in Farming and Food Security”
- “Exploring the Benefits of AI-Enhanced Hydroponic Farming”
- “Smart Greenhouses: The Intersection of Agriculture and Technology”
- “The Advantages of Robotic Farming in Modern Agriculture”
- “AI and the Future of Sustainable Food Production”
- “The Impact of Hydroponic Technology on Urban Farming”
- “The New Wave of Agricultural Innovation: AI and Robotics”
- “Redefining Farming with AI: The Future of Agriculture”
- “Greenhouse Farming in the Digital Era: AI and Robotics”
- “Sustainable and Efficient: The Advantages of AI in Farming”
- “The Evolution of Farming with AI-Driven Technologies”
- “How Hydroponics is Revolutionizing Sustainable Agriculture”
- “A New Era of Farming: AI, Robotics, and Greenhouse Technology”
- “Embracing Technology for a Sustainable Agricultural Future”
- “The Power of AI in Transforming Greenhouse Farming”
- “Innovating Agriculture: The Role of Robotics in Farming”
- “AI-Driven Agriculture: The Future of Food Production”
- “The Rise of Smart Farming: Hydroponics and AI”
- “Technology Meets Agriculture: AI-Driven Greenhouse Solutions”
- “Transforming the Agriculture Industry with Robotics and AI”
- “AI in the Greenhouse: Revolutionizing Crop Production”
- “Sustainable Farming Solutions: The Impact of Hydroponics and AI”
- “The Future of Farming: AI and Robotics in Agriculture”
- “Advancing Greenhouse Technology with AI and Robotics”
- “Hydroponics and AI: A New Age in Sustainable Farming”
- “Revolutionizing Farming with Advanced Greenhouse Technologies”
- “AI and Robotics: The New Tools for Sustainable Agriculture”
- “The Evolution of Farming: How AI is Transforming Agriculture”
- “Greenhouse Farming in the Tech Era: The Role of AI and Robotics”
- “The Future of Farming: AI-Driven Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture”
- “Innovating for Sustainability: AI and Robotics in Greenhouse Farming”
- “AI in Agriculture: Reshaping the Future of Farming”
- “The Role of Hydroponics in the Sustainable Farming Revolution”
- “Enhancing Agricultural Productivity with AI and Robotics”
- “The Convergence of Technology and Agriculture: AI and Hydroponics”
- “AI-Driven Greenhouse Farming: The Future of Sustainable Agriculture”
- “The Impact of Robotics on Modern Farming Practices”
- “Navigating the Future of Agriculture with AI-Enhanced Greenhouse Technology”
#2. Off-page SEO Plan for Zordi
Zordi has a low Domain Authority and Domain Rating. It’s Ahrefs’ DR is 17.
We suggest reaching out to blogs in the industry, asking to guest post. With the influx of GPT4 and other content marketing software, most blogs are not too agreeable to this suggestion, so you may need to keep some marketing budget aside for payments for backlink insertions and guest post placements.
However, you should hire a seasoned SEO guy for this as you don’t want to get backlinks from the wrong websites, as that can harm your website by adding to its spam score.
Here’s a list of 50 high quality and relevant blogs in your niche that you should try to guest post at:
- The Verge
- Ars Technica
- SaaS Mag
- The Next Web
- Forbes – Tech
- Fast Company
- Entrepreneur: Technology
- Software as a Service (SaaS) Community
- Product Hunt
- Hacker Noon
- Tech in Asia
- Crunchbase News
- Tomasz Tunguz
- Chargebee’s SaaS Dispatch
- TechRadar Pro
- The SaaS Playbook
- SaaS Industry
- SaaS Capital
- SaaS Metrics
- Baremetrics Blog
- Groove Blog
- Sixteen Ventures
- Both Sides of the Table
- Inside Intercom
- SaaS Mag
- Andreessen Horowitz – a16z Blog
- SaaS BOOMi
- OpenView Labs
#3. Social Media Marketing Plan for Zordi
If traffic, leads and revenue is your goal, we would advise you keep it simple.
We would suggest focusing on two main social platforms for starting out, which are Twitter and Facebook. We believe in keeping your marketing focused so as to deliver the highest returns.
The reason why we stress on these two platforms are simple –
- Facebook’s organic reach is very low, but having a decent following up there, helps add to your credibility. Running some ads can get you a sizeable following quite fast and cheap. Further, you can drive the followers into a group, in which, you will have a strong reach and be able to use your group participants for additional marketing requirements.
- Twitter can help add to your credibility. With Twitter’s recent partnership with Google, it looks like a great platform that can deliver amazing long-run results to your business.
#4. Conversion Optimization Plan for Zordi
At the end of the day, it is not the traffic or followers that matter, but the conversions and leads.
That’s why, once you get the first three plans up and running and start getting a decent amount of traffic, you can switch up to the following plan.
To implement this perfectly, you need to ensure that you are getting a decent amount of traffic from the above plans and you have at least 2000 followers in Facebook and Twitter (total).
Plus, you should have lead magnets throughout your website and on the sidebar of your blog articles.
If that’s done, you should optimize the lead magnets and the sidebars to go to a webinar in your niche, wherein you teach your audience about your expertise. That can create an amazing funnel whereby you can convert a good percentage of the attendees into your paying customers. Running ads on this can help supercharge the effort as well.
Having a decent marketing agency aiding you in this process would be even more beneficial as that can ensure you have a decent conversion rate, otherwise you risk burning through your ad money and traffic value.
Would You Like us to help take Zordi’s Traffic to 100k and beyond?
What we showed you was just the basics. But of course, a plan is only as good as it’s execution. So, you could execute all of this yourself, or you could count on us to do it as well.
We could do so much more, such as-
- Reverse HARO and get experts to share their thoughts with us for Zordi’s blog,
- Run ads and grow your Facebook page and convert them into your Facebook group members,
- Create leads for capture and boost your inbound marketing.
You can reach me directly by filling out this form in the sidebar or schedule a meeting here. You don’t need to pay anything for the meeting. Worst case: you learn something that you can implement for your startup’s marketing at 0 cost!
At WinSavvy, we manage everything, from digital marketing strategy formulation to execution, ensuring you can focus on what you do best – running your startup. We also provide weekly updates and I am personally available as a dedicated point of contact for any of your queries.


A couple of weeks ago, I told my husband that I really wanted to put a garden in this year. I put one in last year, and then shortly after I started getting plants, I promptly took off for three weeks to (almost heaven) West Virginia. When I got home, the weeds were bigger than the plants. We had quite a few fried green tomato feasts, zucchini and squash, and evidently our neighbor had his fair share of watermelon that I never even knew produced (ugh!) - but it was too much for me alone. Travis consented, so this is what we did together on Mother's Day -
We planted 3 rows of corn, 2 types of lettuce, broccoli, peas, beans, tomatoes here and squash and zucchini and cucumbers on mounds that are not in this picture. I also plan on planting some melons on some other mounds in the back yard. While I don't particularly like the weeds, or bugs, or the back-breaking labor of having a garden, or enduring the heat and sun, I would enjoy defraying some of my projected grocery bill for the summer. I also think there is a lot of value for Travis and I to work together, our hands in the dirt and participate in the process of nurturing life from the ground. There is an organic, back to the basics, Adam and Eve-ness to it all, 'cept we was wearing clothes - mainly for the sake of the neighbors.
This is a late start around here. There are people in our area that already have mature gardens that are producing, and we just put seeds in the ground. No matter - with the long growing season we should have plenty of yield. I am not sure that is the point of this garden anyway.


Moving to a vegan way of life is known to be one of the best things you can do to combat global warming . But are there any negative effects of veganism on the environment? Wouldn’t we need to grow many more plants? Is it actually the panacea we’ve all been told it could be?
Negative Effects Of Veganism On The EnvironmentThe biggest negative effect of veganism on the environment that we could identify is the threat posed by large mono-cropping systems and the inputs required to maintain them. However, this threat is negated by the fact that in a plant-based world, much less land would be needed to produce the same amount of nutrition as we currently do.
Watch: “Precision Agriculture” – Where AI Meets Modern Farming
( Ok, mind officially blown! This robot reduces inputs by up to 95% – you have to watch this! )
Getting Your Facts Straight
As veganism gains more and more traction across the globe there is an inevitable dilution in the understanding of what veganism actually is.
In my research for this piece, the first step was to Google the title and in doing so I came across an article from a guy whose intentions seem to be honourable but the facts leave a little bit to be desired.
It’s a website about successful sustainability and the first section of his article is entitled “What Is Veganism?” … he goes on to make a glaring mistake, stating that veganism is all about the diet.
Any vegan worth their salt will tell you the lifestyle has absolutely nothing to do with the diet and everything to do with the ethics of rejecting animal products.
The diet we follow is purely consequential.
I mean … that really is veganism 101. The very first thing you must understand about our compassionate way of life.
So already we’re not off to a great start and this webpage was actually in the number one spot when I was Googling. Just shows you, the algo over at Google HQ may be very clever but they still have some way to go before gaining that true understanding, like a human can.
Now, I realise none of this has anything to do with the negative effects of veganism on the environment, which is what we’re supposed to be addressing. So let’s look a bit further into this successful sustainability article and see what the claims are.
Three Major Negative Environmental Factors
I really don’t want to be too down on this author because, as I mentioned above, his heart does seem to be in the right place … but!
( and it’s a big but )
To kick things off he cites three major negative effects of veganism when it comes to the environmental impact … and these are:
- Concerns Around Grazing Animals
- Industrial Agricultural Processes
- Meat Alternatives
So let’s take a rational look at these concerns, one by one.
The author implies that grazing grasslands are essential for environmental sustainability but is this really true? Well … no. Unfortunately not.
Grazing animals on grasslands actually impose a massive ecological cost on the environment. It is the biggest cause of biodiversity loss in our agricultural landscape.
Clearing virgin rainforest in the Amazon to rear beef cattle causes untold damage to the environment. Then there’s the land cleared to grow (mainly) soy crops in order to feed all those cows.
Even if the author’s claim were true, a vegan future doesn’t need to exclude grazing animals. We just wouldn’t eat them and so there would be far fewer animals needed to maintain the equilibrium of life.
We could re-forest our vast managed grasslands or let them return to natural, unmanaged grasslands where appropriate and reap the environmental benefits. Restoring the soil health, sequestering more carbon and returning to a far more sustainable situation than we currently face.
Even a cursory Googling completely destroys the author’s claims that grasslands provide enough food production for the world.
If that were true, why do we need so many CAFOs? (concentrated animal feeding operations).
I think we can safely say that the effect of veganism on grazing animals is a net positive on the environment. If only because we’d need far fewer of them!
Industrial Agricultural Processes
The author devotes a large part of his article to this concern and I must admit, I came away thinking maybe he’s been commissioned by the industry to write the piece.
Why? Because this section of his post is so very misguided.
He goes through water usage, pollution from transportation, deforestation and soil degradation. The general gist of his point being that all of these things would increase if everyone switched to a vegan way of life.
The big glaring error in his claims is that meat and dairy production put huge demands on all of these things. In fact way more demand than would growing plants for the same nutritional output.
A whopping 77% of the agricultural land in use today is devoted to producing animal products which amount to only 18% of the food we eat.
Because it’s so much more efficient to grow plants instead of raising animals, all the author’s points he thinks he’s making become invalid … apart from, maybe, the soil health concerns.
We do need to find more sustainable ways of growing plants which doesn’t involve endless tilling of the soils, destroying the delicate ecosystems under the surface.
… these sustainable methods do exist, by the way. Just look at Tolhurst Organic here in the UK. Veganic gardening for 20+ years and their veg is amazing!
So, again, we can conclude that moving to a more plant focussed future does not need to be a negative when considering the impact of industrial agriculture.
I mean, the mass cultivation of crops has come about, in large part, due to the inputs required by the meat and dairy industries.
It’s not difficult to understand yet this author seems to have completely missed the point. Like I say, the question has to be asked if this was intentional on his part.
So … I’m sorry, I honestly have almost no idea what the author is wanging on about in this section.
He talks about energy and water inefficiencies as well as the extra processing involved in producing meat substitutes making them no better than meat production.
It’s well known that the meat and dairy industries consume vast amounts of water. It’s the same with energy consumption.
Personally I’m not a big fan of meat replacements. I can see they have their place but I believe the future of sustainable food production is never going to involve large scale meat replacement.
Whether that be plant based or lab grown.
The other big criticism I have about this person’s article is there are no references to back up his claims … which are often utterly misguided, in my opinion. Or maybe he’s just being disingenuous.
I don’t want to link to the piece in an effort to avoid lending more weight to it. It’s already sitting at the top of Google (at the time of writing).
You should be able to find the post by a Mr Simone N. R. and make up your own mind.
Please do come back here afterwards and let me know if I’m missing something glaringly obvious!
Conclusion – Environmental Negatives Of Veganism
In a much more serious look at the topic, this 2022 study focusing specifically on the mass adoption of veganism and environmental consequences  concluded one of the big negatives of moving to a vegan world is the threat monoculture could potentially pose.
Large mono-cropping agri-systems tend to damage the health of the soil over time, depleting it of vital nutrients and minerals. Pesticides and fertilisers are used extensively in these systems which cause huge loss of biodiversity.
However, while all this is undoubtedly true, the fact remains that most mono-crop systems exist to feed the animals we eat. That conversion from plant to animal and then to the dinner plate is a hugely inefficient way to produce food.
For example, the protein conversion efficiency for beef production is about 6%, which is really poor. So you need that many more resources (17 times as much land) to produce the same amount of protein as you do simply by growing plants and eating them .
By “cutting out the middleman” ie: the animal bit, we massively reduce the burden on Mother Earth, freeing up as much as 50% of the agricultural land currently in use .
Then by moving to large scale arable rotation systems, maybe even with some grazing animals on there (which we don’t need to eat), we can maintain the soil health and easily grow enough food to feed the planet.
… something which we currently seem unable to achieve.
In all honesty I really can’t find any references to any major negative environmental effects of going vegan … but then I would say that!
If you can highlight anything which I’ve missed, I’d love to see it. Post me a comment below please.
I hope you’ve found this article valuable and it’s answered some of your questions. I always enjoy reading your opinion so please leave a comment below – I may not respond immediately but I always answer. Please also share this article far and wide using the social buttons.
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Thanks so much for reading and have a peaceful day.
 – Chai, B.C.; van der Voort, J.R.; Grofelnik, K.; Eliasdottir, H.G.; Klöss, I.; Perez-Cueto, F.J.A. Which Diet Has the Least Environmental Impact on Our Planet? A Systematic Review of Vegan, Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4110. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154110  – Dorgbetor, I.K.; Ondrasek, G.; Kutnjak, H.; Mikuš, O. What If the World Went Vegan? A Review of the Impact on Natural Resources, Climate Change, and Economies. Agriculture 2022, 12, 1518. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12101518


The Destro winery is pleased to invite you to our tastings which represent a real multisensory journey in which the taste and aromas intersect to make you try a unique experience
Guided wine tasting
Tasting room at Società Agricola Destro Srl , Via Iazzillo, 95036 Montelaguardia, Randazzo CT
Each bottle of wine comes from grapes that we grow personally
The Destro winery is immersed in the splendid and precious DOC area of Etna . Come and visit us for a unique opportunity to understand our entire production process, from the vineyard to the cellar, and see how our wines are produced.
We propose a path that recalls the flavors of our island starting from the salty and then to the sweet, simple products of our land rich in tradition that perfectly match the smells and tastes of our wines.
Inviting someone to lunch means taking care of that person’s happiness.
( Anthelme Brillat-Savarin)
The guided tours in the vineyards and in the cellar will offer the opportunity to take a real wine tour, an intense journey that will allow you to get to know the beauty and scents of the native vines of Etna, to understand our production philosophy and taste our wines.
The initial stage of our tour will be the walk in the vineyard that will introduce you to the wonderful scenery of the Etna countryside where you can admire the native vines of the area such as Nerello mascalese and Carricante, grown on a lava flow from the eruption of the year 1614.
We will then continue with the visit to the cellar and with the explanation of the agronomic processes of vinification and aging, at the end of which we will move to the suggestive tasting room located inside the old millstone, built in 1897, to taste the wines of our production in combination with typical local products.
We offer the following varieties of tastings
Tasting of two wines: a white and a red
Tasting of three wines: a white, a rosé and a red
Tasting of four wines: two reds, one rosé and one white
Tasting of four wines: a sparkling wine, a white, a red and a sweet passito wine


Spring is here, which means temps are warming up as each day gets longer! With the changing of the seasons, the world reawakens; flowers are bloomin’ and birds are chirpin’. Ahhh! :) It’s one of our favorite times of the year!
To celebrate Spring, we’re featuring innovative and cool garden ideas for your yard. From DIY, raised garden beds to cost-effective garden pots and containers, these ideas will help you add pops of spring to your yard. Check out our fave picks below!
Raised Garden Beds
We love these DIY raised garden beds. Imagine eating fresh fruit and vegetables grown in your own yard! You’ll save money on groceries and enjoy fresh produce. That’s a win-win in our book! The best part about these raised garden beds?—Because they’re DIY, you can custom make them to fit your ideal space. Use wood, cinder blocks, or other materials to create custom plant boxes.
If you limited on space, we love an innovative vertical garden. Talk about Spring beautifying your yard - these Vertical Garden Beds create eye catching color and foliage to help spruce up your space. Like the Raised Garden Beds, the Vertical Gardens are DIY and can be customized to fit your needs. These can also work for both indoor and outdoor spaces! We’ve seen these made from wood, cement blocks, old pallets, etc. Use supplies you have around the house!
Mason Jar Floral Pots
Not ready to commit to a full garden yet? Try adding a small ‘planted’ garden in your home with mason jars. Find some vintage jars at your local consignment store and repurpose them! They make great plant holders, and they’re cute! Who wouldn’t want a few of these brightening up their window pane? We do!
Wooden Floral Boxes
These Wooden Floral Boxes are like the middle step between wanting a garden and trying the ‘planted’ approach above. Create a custom wood box with supplies from your local hardwood store. Fill with your favorite foliage (fresh or faux!) We suggest using succulents and cactus for an easy-to-care-for option.
Wooden Plant Stand
We saved the best for last (well, at least in this editor’s opinion!) These wooden plant stands are economical and great uses of space. I’m currently redesigning my bedroom, and would love to incorporate some plants into the mix. These easy-to-make wooden plant stands give just the right amount of decor and foliage to a space.
Ready to add Spring to your home? We sure are! Let us know if you try one of our HAPARI garden ideas — or have any of your own spring garden ideas to share! For more posts like this, check out the HAPAR blog. We’re like your favorite lifestyle blog but better!


The experimental field “La Cañada” is located northwest of the municipality of Zautla, Puebla. It occupies an area of 23 hectares distributed among agricultural lands, forests and recreational lands.
It is a space where agricultural experiments and research are carried out and where farmers from the communities of the municipality of Zautla are trained and educated. In addition, research work is carried out in collaboration with various universities in the country.
It has a laboratory for the analysis of soils, insects and plants, a seed bank, a greenhouse with irrigation system, a forest nursery, infrastructures for the management of water, soil and erosion control (water ponds, living barriers, ditches, contour lines, sand traps, filters and water tanks), as well as pigsties and a backyard garden that make up the biointensive unit BIU.


Singleton, Burzichelli, Lampitt & Watson Coleman Bill to Help Ensure Actual Farmers Benefit from State Farmland Assessment Program Gets Final Legislative Ok
(TRENTON) – Legislation Assembly Democrats Troy Singleton, John Burzichelli, Pamela Lampitt and Bonnie Watson Coleman sponsored to revise the state’s farmland assessment standards to ensure only actual farmers receive the benefit was granted final legislative approval, 38-0, by the Senate on Tuesday.
The bill (S-589/A-3090), among other things, raises from $500 to $1,000 the minimum gross sales and payments standard for typical agricultural or horticultural lands to qualify for farmland assessment on the first five acres of land.
“All too often we’ve unfortunately seen landowners take advantage of the outdated $500 limit and find ways to claim they’re doing agriculture on the land when in fact they’re not actually farming,” said Singleton (D-Burlington). “Agriculture is New Jersey’s heritage, and we should always be doing what we can to ensure its future success, but we need to also ensure that programs like this benefit only those who are truly doing farming.”


Have you ever considered raising chickens in your backyard? The idea may seem daunting, but it can be rewarding and fun experience.
Raising chickens has become a popular hobby in recent years, especially among those who are passionate about sustainability, organic food, and self-sufficiency. Chickens are relatively easy to care for and provide many benefits, from fresh eggs to natural pest control.
If you’re interested in raising chickens, you can start with only a little space or experience. With some basic knowledge and a few supplies, you can quickly start your own backyard flock of chickens. This article will explore the benefits of raising chickens and provide tips for getting started.
Benefits of Raising Chickens in Your Backyard
1. Fresh Eggs – The most obvious benefit of raising chickens in your backyard is the supply of fresh eggs. Chickens can lay up to one egg per day, which means you can have a consistent supply of fresh eggs for your family.
2. Healthy and Nutritious – Fresh eggs from backyard chickens are healthier and more nutritious than store-bought eggs. They have more vitamins, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids than commercial eggs.
3. Cost-effective – Raising chickens can be a cost-effective way to get fresh eggs. The cost of chickens, feed, and supplies can be quickly recouped by the savings on eggs.
4. Pest Control – Chickens can help control pests in your backyard. They love to eat insects, snails, and slugs, which can help reduce the need for pesticides.
5. Fertilizer – Chicken manure is an excellent fertilizer for gardens. It is high in nitrogen and other vital nutrients that plants need to grow.
6. Entertainment – Chickens are entertaining to watch and can provide hours of enjoyment for the whole family. They have unique personalities and can be quite social.
7. Educational – Raising chickens can be an excellent educational experience for children. They can learn about the life cycle of chickens, where their food comes from, and the responsibility of caring for animals.
8. Sustainable – Raising chickens in your backyard is a sustainable way to produce food. It reduces the carbon footprint of transportation, and the chickens can help control food waste by eating scraps and leftovers.
9. Community Building – Raising chickens can be a great way to connect with your community. You can share your eggs with neighbors, trade with other chicken owners, and join local chicken groups.
10. Health Benefits – Raising chickens can have health benefits for you and your family. Studies have shown that spending time with animals can reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and improve mental health.
How to Begin
To get started with raising chickens in your backyard, first research local regulations and obtain any necessary permits. Here is a great resource to get started looking into any local ordinances for raising chickens in your area: Chicken Law Ordinances
Ultimately, if you have any doubts you will want to contact your local municipality.
Next, select an appropriate breed of chicken and purchase a coop or build your own. Prepare the coop with bedding and nesting boxes, and provide food and water for your chickens. Regularly clean the coop and maintain the health of your chickens by monitoring for any signs of illness or disease. Collect eggs regularly and enjoy the many benefits of raising your .own chickens, including fresh eggs and natural pest control. Let’s dive into the details below.
Breeds of Chicken
Which type of chicken is right for you? There are a couple of things to consider when you are deciding if you want chickens for eggs or meat birds. Here’s a guide to help you choose the best chicken breeds for your backyard:
Rhode Island Red
These chickens are a great choice for beginners because they are hardy and can adapt to many environments. They are also extraordinary chickens for eggs, producing about 250 eggs per year or roughly 5 eggs per week.
These friendly chickens are good for families with children. They are easy to handle and make great pets. They also produce about 200 eggs per year.
These chickens are known for their high egg production, producing up to 300 eggs per year. They are also good foragers and do well in free-range environments.
Sussex (Dual-purpose breeds)
These chickens are good for backyard farmers who want both meat and eggs. They are good layers, producing about 250 eggs per year, and are also good for meat production.
These chickens are known for their fluffy feathers and make great pets. They could be better egg layers, producing about 100 eggs per year, but they are easy to handle and great for families with children.
Brahma (Dual-purpose breeds)
These chickens are known for their large size and are suitable for meat production. They are also good egg layers, producing about 200 eggs per year. However, they do require a bit more space than other breeds due to their size.
These chickens are known for their blue eggs and are great for backyard farmers who want colorful eggs. They are also good layers, producing about 250 eggs per year.
Housing and Equipment
Chicken Coop Requirements
1. Decide on a Coop Design
The first thing you need to consider is the type of coop you want to build or purchase. There are several designs to choose from, including A-frame, mobile, and stationary coops. Consider the size of your backyard and the number of chickens you plan on keeping when deciding on a coop design.
2. Choose the Right Size
The size of your coop depends on the number of chickens you plan on keeping. As a general rule, each chicken needs at least 3-4 square feet of space inside the coop and 8-10 square feet of outdoor space but the more that you can provide, the better.
3. Provide Proper Ventilation
To keep your chickens healthy, it’s important to provide proper ventilation in the coop. Install windows or vents to allow fresh air to circulate and prevent the buildup of harmful gases.
4. Add Nesting Boxes
Nesting boxes provide a comfortable and safe place for your chickens to lay their eggs. Make sure they are easily accessible and provide one nesting box for every 3-4 hens.
5. Choose the Right Flooring
The flooring of your coop should be easy to clean and provide good drainage. Common options include straw, wood shavings, or sand.
6. Invest in Quality Feeders and Waterers
Your chickens need access to clean water and food at all times. Invest in quality feeders and waterers that are easy to clean and refill.
7. Provide Adequate Lighting
To maintain consistent egg-laying, chickens require 14-16 hours of light per day. It may be beneficial to install artificial lighting in your coop to provide the necessary light.
8. Install Perches
Perches provide a place for your chickens to roost at night and discourage them from sleeping in the nesting boxes. Install perches at least 2 feet off the ground and provide 8 inches of roosting space per chicken.
Heat Lamps and Lighting Requirements
Determine Your Climate and the Age of Your Chickens
The amount of heat your chickens need will depend on the climate in your area and the age of your chickens. Generally, baby chicks need more heat than adult chickens, and colder climates will require more heat than warmer climates.
Choose the Right Heat Lamp
A heat lamp is essential for providing warmth to your chickens during colder months. Choose a heat lamp with a ceramic socket and a metal guard to prevent fires. Make sure it’s rated for outdoor use and has a thermostat so you can adjust the temperature as needed.
Position the Heat Lamp Correctly
Hang the heat lamp about 18 inches above the ground and position it so that it covers only part of the coop, allowing your chickens to move to a cooler area if needed. Make sure the cord is securely fastened to prevent accidental disconnection.
Provide Adequate Lighting
In addition to heat, your chickens will need adequate lighting to maintain their health and encourage egg-laying. Provide at least 14 hours of light per day during the winter months using a timer.
Use the Right Type of Light Bulb
Use a 40-60 watt bulb for lighting, and choose a red or pink bulb to help reduce stress and promote natural sleeping patterns for your chickens.
Keep the Coop Clean and Well-Ventilated
Proper ventilation is important for preventing the buildup of moisture and ammonia in the coop, which can be harmful to your chickens. Please make sure the coop is well-ventilated and clean it regularly to maintain a healthy environment for your precious birds.
When it comes to raising backyard chickens, space per bird is an important consideration. Chickens need enough room to move around, stretch their wings, and engage in natural behaviors like scratching and dust bathing. The amount of space required depends on the breed of chicken, as well as the number of birds you plan to keep. A good rule of thumb is to provide at least 4 square feet per chicken indoors, and 10 square feet per chicken outdoors. It’s also important to ensure that the coop and outdoor area are secure and predator-proof, to keep your feathered friends safe and happy.
Feeding Your Chickens
Feeding backyard raised chickens is an important aspect of keeping these feathered friends happy and healthy. Chickens require a balanced diet that includes protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. A good diet can also impact the quality of their eggs and meat. Backyard chicken farmers often feed their birds a mix of commercial chicken feed and scraps from their kitchen, such as fruits, vegetables, and grains. It’s important to monitor the chickens’ diet and ensure they’re getting the right nutrients to keep them healthy and productive.
Fresh Water Requirements
Backyard chickens require access to fresh and clean water at all times. It is important to provide them with a constant supply of water to ensure their health and wellbeing. Chickens need water to regulate their body temperature, aid in digestion, and keep their respiratory system functioning properly. Water should be changed daily and the container should be cleaned regularly to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. It is also important to ensure that the water is not too cold or too hot as extreme temperatures can cause health issues for chickens. A good rule of thumb is to provide one quart of water per day for every four chickens.
Keeping Your Chickens Clean & Healthy
To maintain the health of your backyard chickens, it’s essential to regularly clean their coop and monitor their health. You should clean the coop at least once a week, removing any soiled bedding and replacing it with fresh material. Additionally, it’s important to regularly check your chickens for any signs of illness or injury, such as lethargy, loss of appetite, or abnormal behavior. By staying on top of these tasks, you can help ensure that your chickens stay healthy and happy.


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So, you’ve decided its time to start composting? Great! You will not regret this decision. Once you know what to do, it really is easy and rewarding. Make sure you read our post on How to Compost for some basic information. Today we want to talk about how to start a compost pile. Yes, it is more that just dumping kitchen and yard scraps into a pile, but it isn’t complicated.
In order to reap the best compost in the least amount of time, it is important to know the basics. Follow these easy steps and you’ll have nutrient rich compost before you know it.
1. Have the Right Container
Many seasoned composters will simply keep their compost in a pile somewhere near their garden. If you are just starting out, you might want to invest in a compost bin. When we first started composted, we bought a bin similar to this from Sam’s Club. You can find a variety of compost bins on Amazon as well. Pick a bin that will fit well in you space you have.
2. Start Your Pile
When you first start your compost pile, you’ll want to make sure you have a good balance of browns (leaves, sawdust, newspaper, etc) and greens (coffee grounds, kitchen scraps, grass clippings, etc). You’ll want to start your pile by layering a fairly equal amount of browns and greens. Once you have added your initial items, spray your pile lightly with water. You don’t want to saturate your pile, you only want it as wet as a wrung out sponge.
The smaller the items are that you add to your compost, the faster it will decompose (and turn into your nutrient rich soil). Adding healthy soil (not potting soil) can also aid decomposition. If you don’t think you have good soil to add, you might want to buy some compost starter. Adding a little compost starter or nutrient rich soil to your compost is not necessary, but it will help speed things along.
3. Maintaining Your Compost Pile
Once you’ve learned how to start a compost pile, you’ll want to learn how to maintain it. After you have starter with your initial layer of browns and greens, simply add your browns and greens when they are available. If you noticed you’ve added a lot of kitchen waste (greens) lately, try to find some browns (shredded newspaper or leaves) to add. You can also sprinkle in your soil or compost starter every week or two.
Every couple of weeks, you are going to want to “stir” your compost pile. A pitchfork works a little better than a shovel, but just use what you have on hand. If you need to buy something to stir your pile, I really like this Compost Crank. It is so easy to use and does a fantastic job stir up the compost. If you do these minimal steps to to take care of your compost pile, you will have nutrient rich soil within about 6-8 weeks.
It doesn’t take a lot to get started, so hopefully now that you know how to start a compost pile, you can grab what you need and get started!
We would love to hear how your composting is going. Be sure to come back and update us on your journey and any tips and tricks your learn along the way. Composting in your backyard is a great way to save money by turning your waste into nutrient rich soil.


Who is the gardener?
A person whose hobby or job is growing flowers in a garden is called a gardener. … If you grow vegetables professionally, you’re called a farmer, but if you design, tend, or care for a flower garden, you’re a gardener. Planting anything on a small scale, in your own backyard, also makes you a gardener.
Roles of a gardener:
- Mowing, trimming, tree cutting, and pruning
- Maintenance of green spaces
- Cleaning and weeding
- Irrigation and irrigation system management
- Application of chemical and organic herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers
- Soil management activities
- Sowing, cultivation, and propagation of plants, trees, and shrubs
- Supplying plants for parks, private gardens, and green spaces
- Designing and building gardens
- Cultivating fruit and vegetable plants
- Knowledge of gardening techniques
- Knowledge of plant and flower care techniques
- Ability to use professional mowing, trimming, and pruning equipment
- Strong manual skills
- Precision and attention to detail
- Interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team
- Health and physical fitness
How does a gardener help us?
A gardener’s job is to provide plants with the proper seasonal care they need to stay healthy and vigorous. They must be able to identify pests and parasites and other common plant diseases and, where necessary, take appropriate control measures using equipment and chemical or natural products.
Who is a good gardener?
Good gardeners have a passion for certain elements of gardening – whether it is the design, colour schemes, texture or types of foliage, flowers, or plant species. They get excited when you tell them something interesting about their garden or something they’re personally proud to set up.
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Banana bought from local market is not ripe? Need it for some guest or kids. Don’t worry we have some hacks for you to speed up the a ripening of banana.
Do you know banana and other fruit produces Ethylene? This component is responsible for the ageing and proper ripening of banana. You cannot smell or see Ethylene. You just need to do some tricks to enhance and retain the production of Ethylene, to get your banana ripen. Here are a few tips to ripen banana in less than 5 minutes to up 48 hours.
Bunch the Bananas (24 to 48 Hours)
Keep the bananas in a bunch and do not separate it. Add as much as banana so that it may produce more Ethylene at a particular point and thus hastens the ripening of banana. Better keep it in a closed area so that more ethylene is retained. This method hastens the ripening of Banana than the normal process. Green bananas can be ripened in 24 to 48 hours using this method.
Keep it in a paper bag (12 to 24 hours)
Take the bunch of Bananas that needs to be ripened and keep it in a paper bag. This will help in speedup the ripening process of banana. Make sure that the mouth of the bag is properly closed and keep it in a warm place.
Keep bananas in a warm place (12 to 24 hours)
Keep the banner bunch of Bananas on top of a fridge or near the fireplace or a heater, or inside a cooling oven or any other warm place. This helps banana to ripen in 12 to 24 hours.
Keep bananas along other fruits (12 to 24 Hours)
Keep bananas along with other ripened fruits that produce ethylene. You can keep fruits like apple, pears or apricot. Find a more ripen fruit, cut it and keep along with banana. This process will hasten the ripening process. Here ethylene produced by other fruit help in ripening the banana very fast
Add humidity (12 to 24 Hours)
Adding humidity hastens the process of the ripening. The process of ripening can be stalled due to low humidity. Best way to increase humidity is to sprinkle little bit of water on the bunch of bananas and keep it in paper bag closed. Keeping it near a humidifier may also speed up ripening. Do it only if the weather is dry. Adding more water or keeping in a very humid and closed space encourage mould.
Use an over to ripen the banana (15 to 20 minutes)
Preheat the oven to 300 degree Fahrenheit or 150 degrees Celsius. (or You can set the oven to the lowest available heating capacity to avoid blackening of banana) Keep the banana separated in a baking sheet in the oven. Turn on the oven up to 15 minutes and check the banana is ripened or not. If not, you may need to keep it for another 15 or 25 minutes depending on the banana to get it ripened properly. This method may not suit for that direct consumption but can add the banana for your favourite recipe.
Microwave method (2 to 10 minutes)
Keep the banana with the cover in a microwave and heat it for 2 minutes. check the softness of the banana. if the banana is not soft keep it for another 2 more minutes continue this process until it is done. Use the banana in your favourite recipe


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Cropland Diversity Reduces Nitrogen Pollution
Biodiversity in crops decreases fertilizer damage to rivers and lakes
| Researchers have identified a link between the diversity of crops grown in farmlands and the pollution they create in lakes and rivers. In a Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment e-View paper, ecologists show that when the biodiversity of crops is high, less dissolved nitrogen is found exiting the surrounding watersheds.
Nitrogen from agricultural fertilizers leaches through soils to groundwater and runs off into rivers and lakes, increasing aquatic dissolved nitrate. Too much nitrate in the water can lead to prolific growth of aquatic algae, which can use up most of a water body’s oxygen when they die and are decomposed, creating “dead zones” that cannot support life.
Whitney Broussard of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and R. Eugene Turner of Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge compiled data from the past 100 years on watersheds varying in size from the Illinois Cache River basin (400 square miles) to the Mississippi River Basin (more than a million square miles). The researchers compared this watershed data with land-use practices since the early 1900s.
The results show that since the beginning of the last century, the average farm size in the United States has doubled and the number of farms has fallen by almost two-thirds. Broussard also says that a shift from farm animals and simple plows to the use of machines to till croplands has changed not only the culture but the environmental impact of farming.
“ With the growing American farm comes the necessity to use more industrialized means of farming,” says Broussard. “Our agricultural practices have always impacted water quality, but over the past century the mechanization of agriculture and the use of more potent fertilizers has caused a greater effect: the nitrogen leakage rate is higher.”
Modern farms tend to produce fewer crop varieties; this lower crop biodiversity can negatively impact surrounding watersheds. According to the study, within a given area, a higher biodiversity of crops led to less dissolved nitrogen in surrounding water bodies. The explanation for this phenomenon, Broussard says, is difficult to discern.
“ Diverse farms tend to have smaller fields with more edges, which can mean there’s a greater buffering effect on nitrogen runoff by surrounding grasslands or woodlands,” he says.
The researchers’ results also showed that since 1906, the average aquatic nitrate concentration increased threefold in the entire U.S. and tenfold in the Iowa, Des Moines, and Minnesota Rivers, all of which fall in heavily tilled agricultural areas.
In areas where farming is scarce or absent, however, the authors found no perceptible change in dissolved nitrogen concentrations since the early 1900s. Broussard thinks this indicates that the impacts might be reversible if policy changes included incentives for farmers to rotate more crops, decrease their field size, increase the edges of fields and sizes of buffering zones, and incorporate more native perennial grasses into farms and in between fields.
“ There has been great progress made to reduce the footprint of agriculture, but there is still room for improvement,” says Broussard. “The American farmer is caught in a mode of production that has tremendous momentum and cannot be changed on the farm – it’s a policy question now.”
To access the paper, please visit www.frontiersinecology.org.
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The Ecological Society of America is the world’s largest professional organization of ecologists, representing 10,000 scientists in the United States and around the globe. Since its founding in 1915, ESA has promoted the responsible application of ecological principles to the solution of environmental problems through ESA reports, journals, research, and expert testimony to Congress. ESA publishes four journals and convenes an annual scientific conference. Visit the ESA website at http://www.esa.org.
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lionsnzebras wrote:I wonder if dried mint would work just as well as fresh.....
lionsnzebras wrote:Liver training starts today baby!
chuckularone wrote:lionsnzebras wrote:Liver training starts today baby!
Wow! Late start, slacker!
Sunbeam wrote:I have a LOT of mint in my garden. Its actually becoming a pest.
I will bring a bunch. To comply with BLM rules, I will have to cut the roots off. But it will be good for a week or more refrigerated.
We have droughts and floods. In the drought, everything dies. In the flood, everything dies.
So there's this sort of in between.
The mint is established in raised beds. I can water them in the drought. And they are raised above the flood.
Just takes a little encouragement... and we will have plenty.
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With rich experience in marketing and registration, Ruifeng has established stable and reliable sales channels in more than 30 countries and regions such as South America, Southeast Asia, Africa and Middle East by its high-quality products and professional services. From the initial varieties, Ruifeng expended its products into combination of herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, plant growth regulator and trace fertilizers with providing solutions for a series of products to customers. Not only reducing the procurement costs of customers, but also established a closer relationship with customers.
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Cocoa is one of the most important products that we have.
On this tour you can see the whole process by which chocolate is derived from planting a seed.
It is a handmade process that we practice at the traditional style, in order to improve our quality of life by selling organic cocoa.
The tour includes:
- Visit an organic cocoa farm to learn about the different species of cocoa seeds and test directly from the tree.
- Participate in the cocoa craft processing, working with the seed to extract the liquid cocoa and the preparation of chocolate bars.
- Taste the chocolate bars, accompanied by yanikeke, traditional bread made with flour and coconut.
Price: $10 per person
Approximate duration: 2 hours
Languages: spanish & english
Difficulty level: Basic.
Bring insect repellent, long pants, closed and comfortable walking shoes, water, hat for sun protection.