Blog Highlights from 10/22/12 to 10/26/12

Take a look at the highlights from Nourish The Planet and around the web this week: The Strangely True Tale Of Johnny Appleseed – The Johnny Appleseed story may be one of legend but it is also one of truth. Obama and Romney, Oil and Science – Andrew Revkin of Dot Earth talks about the Second Presidential Debates mention of gas prices and the President’s lack of ability to do anything about them. Colorado...

Countdown to Celebrate Sustainability!

Announcing the 4th Annual Celebrate Sustainability Event A day of FREE education and fun  Nourish the Planet, in partnership with the Institute of Ecolonomics and Mountain Sky Ranch, is pleased to announce the 4th annual Celebrate Sustainability event on September 29th, 10 am until sundown, at the beautiful Mountain Sky Ranch.  This event is free for everyone and open to the public. This year will be our biggest yet, and...

Protecting Chicken Feed from Scavengers

Feeding livestock, invites “pest species” to come share in the bounty of free food. Whether its birds, mice, rats, squirrels, or deer these pests can dramatically increase your feed bills and harbor diseases. The best way to discourage these free-loaders is to simply make the food unavailable to them.  Chickens are one of the worst culprits for inviting pests because their food tends to sit out longer than other...

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...

A new way to feed your chickens

  Whenever you are feeding livestock, you are inviting other “pest species” to come share in the bounty of free food. Whether its birds, mice, rats, squirrels, or deer these pests can dramatically increase your feed bills and harbor diseases. The best way to discourage these free-loaders is to simply make the food unavailable to them.  Chickens seem to be one of the worst culprits for inviting pests because...