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Hugo, humanure and nettles

Mrs. Homegrown
Composting, Reviews
10 Comments
...to make use of them. When the nettle is young, the leaf makes an excellent vegetable; when it is older, it has filaments and fibres like hemp and flax. Nettle cloth is as good as linen cloth. Chopped up, nettles are good for poultry; pounded, they are good for horned cattle. The seed of the nettle, mixed with fodder, gives gloss to the hair of animals; the root, mixed with salt, produces a beautiful yellow coloring-matter. Moreover, it is an exc...

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Raccoon Proof Chicken Coop

Homegrown Neighbor
Animals, Chickens
14 Comments
...staples. Mr. Homegrown explained to me that this metal is rather flimsy and can rust and fall apart. So we picked up some u shaped nails that I spent the afternoon hammering in. According to Mr. Homegrown, u nails (galvanized poultry staples) are the way to go. So now you know. The hens have been sleeping safely and soundly for a few days now and thankfully so have I....

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In Praise of Disorder

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
7 Comments
Loose chickens in Houston A neighborhood whose demographics fall somewhere between the extremes of the crack den and the country club presents just the right level of civic inattention to allow the urban homesteader to get away with many of the illegal projects profiled in this blog: greywater, backyard poultry, and front yard vegetable gardening, to mention just a few. Ideally you have a balance between order and disorder–neither gunfir...

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Compost and Pharmaceuticals

Mr. Homegrown
Composting, Gardening, Humanure, Straw Bale Gardening
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We get this question a lot–will pharmaceuticals end up in my compost if I use human urine or animal manure? This is really three questions: Does composting break down pharmaceuticals? Are some pharmaceuticals worse than others in terms of their ability to survive the composting process? If pharmaceuticals persist after composting do edible plants uptake them in sufficient quantities to effect humans? A look at what science has to say W...

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SIPS and Kraut at Project Butterfly

Mr. Homegrown
Events
2 Comments
...uerkraut! Contribution:: $20 [ includes a delicious light vegetarian meal and drinks ] Location:Project Butterfly Loft821 Traction Ave #108Los Angeles CA 90013 Blurbs:“The Urban Homestead…touches on vegetable gardening, poultry, DIY cleaning products and beer making — all outlined with a sense of play and fun.—Whole Life Times “…a delightfully readable and very useful guide to front- and back-yard vegetable gardening, food forag...

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2008 . . . a year of luxury

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens
3 Comments
.... Mission accomplished! While at the feed store we also picked up a copy of The Chicken Health Handbook by Gail Damerow. It’s a detailed guide to preventing and treating chicken diseases and problems. We’re new to poultry and, in just an hour of reading, have learned a lot from this book. It’s a must have for anyone thinking about getting chickens. Thanks to info in the book and our microscope, we’re looking forward to a y...

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