Pickin’ Chicken App

There’s an app for that! It’s that time of year where we all start to spend hours browsing hatchery websites deciding what breeds of chickens we want to try this year. Now Mother Earth News has made our lives easier by creating an app to help narrow you choice down based on breed traits such as egg production, egg color, meat production, and cold hardiness. You can see it here: The Pickin’ Chicken...

Fighting Hunger

Check out this article about women farmers in rural Africa. For us in the United States, its hard to imagine trying to do so much with so little.  Rural women key in fighting...

Beginner Mushroom Hunting In Colorado

When you think of gourmet mushrooms names such as porcini, chanterelle, and morels come to mind. Buying these mushrooms in the store can cost a small fortune, but picking them yourself from the wild can save you money and is  great way to get outside. As a beginner mushroom collector in Colorado, the easiest gourmet mushroom to identify is the Porcini. The porcini grows between 8000 and 10000 feet hear in Colorado and...

Intern Profile – Mike Wolf

Time for another intern profile. This week it is about Mike Wolf who has been doing great work here working on water quality, chemical management, and studying how to cycle an aquaponics systems. Here is a little more about him in his own words: My name is Mike Wolf. I am a senior at Colorado State University studying Environmental Health. I am a big outdoors guy with hunting and fishing being my favorite activities. Right...

Creating a Natural Equine Environment part 3

Last week I talked about the slow feeding movement, and this week I’d like to talk about ways to create a more natural environment in your pasture or paddock. The paddock or pasture design that a horse owner will choose will largely depend on the qualities of their land. This includes topography, size, and the ability of the land to sustain horses. For every size and shape of property, there are ways to maximize...