Farming Articles for Homesteading and Small Scale FarmersFeel free to browse through the farming artciles here on various topics, some of course controversial like the first article on food safety. However, you may also like to express your own opinion on current farming trends and whether you think there is a lack of conscience by those in the food industry. We have had BSE and now we have had the China milk scandal of adding melamine to milk. Do you have an opinion on where this is all going? Would you like to rant a little? Feel free to do so here, and see what others are saying about the matter. You can find farming articles here on the following topics: 1. Food Issues- How Safe is our Food?: Are we Eating Toxic Fruit and Vegetables? 2. Farm Animals- Horse in my Backyard: Is Keeping a Horse at Home Right for You? - Pet Pigs: Pig Care, Housing and Feeding your Pet Pig. 3. Organic Farming- Organic Certification in the UK and How to Apply - What exactly is Organic Farming? - Why go Organic? - Protect your Health - Why go Organic? - The Benefits of Superfoods - Why go Organic? - Better Taste - Why go Organic? - To Preserve the Ecology 4. Worm Farming- How to Set up A Simple Worm Farm and Make Compost in 4 Months 5. Fish Farming- Fish Farming: On a Small Scale - Fish Farming: Setting up your Fish Farming Ponds - Fish Farming: Choosing your Fish - Fish Farming: Building Hatching Trays and Rearing Ponds - Fish Farming: Managing the Ova and Alevins - Fish Farming: Fry Care and Feeding - Fish Farming: Natural Friends and Enemies - Fish Farming: Turning out the Fish 6. Gardening- Gardening with Vinegar: An organic pesticide, insecticide and herbicide 7. Real Estaste- Buying Country Acerage: To Buy or Not to Buy? 8. Farming Practices- Pesticides: Why you shouldn't use them 9. Vertical Farming- Vertical Farming: City Buildings offer opportunites for farms to grow up, instead of out. Go from Farming Articles to the Home Page
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