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Clicker Training Chickens

Mrs. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens
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ere̵7;s a video of a chick learning the basics. You can find others of this sort on Youtube: You might be able to find a chicken training seminar in your area, probably under the banner of dog training. With the rise of urban chicken-pets I think there is opportunity to be had in offering classes for would be chicken trainers. Googling around, I found this one in Lake Oswego, Oregon which is booked months in advance. Have you trained your c...

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Raccoon Proof Chicken Coop

Homegrown Neighbor
Animals, Chickens
14 Comments
Homegrown Neighbor here again: Things aren̵7;t always idyllic in the world of urban farming. Actually, they rarely are. There is literally a lot of blood, sweat and tears put into what we do. I̵7;m still recovering from a scare we had a few days ago. After two years of trying, the other night at 2:30 a.m. a raccoon managed to break into my chicken coop. My housemate and I were up there in our pajamas shrieking while the hens flapped and...

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Sandwiched!

Mr. Homegrown
Miscellaneous
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Homegrown Revolution began guest blogging this week on the engaging new consciousness shiftin̵7; nexus known as Reality Sandwich. We̵7;ll be posting there at least once every two weeks. Check out our first post, an urban homesteading manifesto, just above Jamye Waxman̵7;s missive, “Celebrating Sacred Sex Communities” (No doubt Waxman will probably win in the hit count). As harangues are currently running low in our on-...

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Mushrooms and Yard Sharing

Mr. Homegrown
Miscellaneous
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et me know, or better yet if you̵7;ve done it yourself send me an email. And yes, there is Paul Stamets, but some psilocybin freak stole all his books out of the LA library. Secondly, I̵7;m writing another article for Urban Farm Magazine and I̵7;d like to speak to anyone who has set up or been a part of a yard sharing program. You get extra points if you are in New Jersey or Philadelphia. I̵7;m not looking for my fellow California...

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Bike to Work Week

Mr. Homegrown
Bikes
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borhoods. A tip to the powers that be–first spend your money on making LA more walkable/bikeable and if there are any dead presidents left over for advertising at least try for some sexier imagery. Start with a look at Urban Cyclist–even the old codgers at SurviveLA know these hip kids at are on to something with their free issue #1. And while we̵7;re not thrilled with the MTA ad campaign, we like some of the festivities planned...

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Nesting Box Plans in SketchUp

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens
5 Comments
SketchUp is a free and easy to use 3D modeling program. And users have created a library of 3D models you can download. Up until recently most of these models were not particularly useful to DIY urban homesteady types. Enter SketchUp model contributor Rick whose collection of models includes the chicken nesting box above, raised garden beds and a couple of other useful projects. I̵7;m really looking forward to seeing more open source projec...

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Congrats Denver!

Mrs. Homegrown
Animals, Chickens, Goats
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From the Denver Post:   Denver City Council eases way to own chickens, goats at home Apparently it was previously legal, but more difficult because you had to pay steep fees and inform all your neighbors. Now, thanks to citizen action by urban homesteaders, the fee has been reduced to 20 bucks and you don̵7;t have to inform your neighbors in order to keep 8 chickens or ducks and up to 2 pygmy goats. No roosters, natch. Congrats Denver! IR...

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Emergency Toilet Sanitation

Mr. Homegrown
Composting, Events, Humanure, Preparedness
28 Comments
tion system going indefinitely. With the FEMA approach you̵7;ve got a problem when you run out of those bags and proprietary enzyme mixtures. One problem with Jenkins̵7; approach could be finding a carbon source in an urban area, but I think that̵7;s solvable (suggestions invited!). You also need water for the compost pile but it need not be potable. I̵7;m no sanitation expert and am interested in opinions on this topic, particula...

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The Great Sunflower Project

Mr. Homegrown
Animals, Bees
5 Comments
Help determine the health of urban bees with a citizen science experiment called the Great Sunflower Project. It̵7;s simple and free. Just register at the Great Sunflower Project website and you̵7;ll be sent a package of wild annual sunflower seeds ( Helianthus annuus). Twice a month you̵7;ll get an email to remind you to time how long it takes for five bees to visit your sunflowers. Sounds like it has drinking game potential, though...

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Your Opinions Please

Mr. Homegrown
Thoughtstylings
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So what does seafood, terrible graphic design and urban homesteading have in common? Absolutely nothing, but we got your attention which we will now direct to the poll we are conducting on the right. Please take a moment to render your opinion, so that we can better serve you with a delicately balanced nori roll of information and helpful tips. Please note that you can vote for more than one topic....

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