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12/1/2006
Ellen and Harvey Ussery met at a Zen monastery in the Catskill Mountains of New York state more than two decades ago. The initial spark of interest flared into true love when they discovered a mutual passion for compost. They soon married and bought two and a half acres homestead in northern Virginia, with the goal of learning to produce more of their own food. They now garden about 7,000 square feet, and manage one acre of pasture, where they have tried a number of innovative growing techniques.
12/1/2007
Getting started with a backyard or homestead flock of chickens is simple and inexpensive. If you have your own hens, you’ll get the freshest, most nutritious eggs possible! Plus there are so many ways that chickens (and other poultry) can help in the garden and around the homestead. Following this advice on housing, predator control and flock management will get you off on the right foot. Plus two viewpoints on selecting the right breed of chicken for your situation!
8/1/2007
Make your garden more productive by exploring forest gardening. You can learn how to mimic a natural forest, and create a productive fusion of garden, orchard and woodland.
5/12/2009
Sharp-eyed guineas are among the most useful of all farm fowl for control of crop-damaging insects. Essential to the author’s squash bug control project is ElectroNet (electric net fencing), which he uses to make a perimeter around the squash plot. A small moveable pasture shelter is provided inside the net — in which the guineas roost at night, or find shade or shelter from rain.
10/1/2007
You’ll be amazed by the many uses of a backyard greenhouse. Not only can you use it to grow crops in cold weather to extend the growing season, you can also use it to provide food and shelter for poultry and livestock. Another benefit of the greenhouse is that it’s a great place to put worm bins.
2/1/2007
Many people think that the American food supply is the best in the world. So why are so many people going to the trouble of growing their own food, or seeking it from known producers close to home? Harvey Ussery and his wife, Ellen, think the food they grow themselves or buy from local farmers is superior in taste and nutrition to the food found in most grocery stores. About 85 percent of the food they eat is either grown in their own back yard, or purchased face-to-face from local farmers they know personally. Even if you don’t live in the country, you too can enjoy the flavor and nutrition of homegrown produce, and there are many reasons local and homegrown food can be a satisfying alternative to the conventional American diet, including nutrition, food security and food quality.
2/1/2008
What tools are most useful when you’re working in your home vegetable garden? People often assume that power tools will accomplish any given task faster than hand tools, but for home gardeners, hand tools often are a better choice. For example, for any large garden, tillage can be a chore, and many people turn to a power tiller. This misses the obvious question, why till at all? In this article, Harvey Ussery explains why the low tech alternatives for breaking new garden soil can achieve better results than a power tiller, with garden soil that is richer and more productive.
4/1/2007
Caring for the soil is the key to growing more of our food. We should never take fertile soil for granted. Instead, we should guard the health of the soil on our gardens and farms by carefully thinking about what techniques can help us build better soil.
11/5/2008
Raising chickens is illegal in some cities, but the urban farming movement across the country is changing that. Not only will you enjoy them and save money, but you’ll have healthier eggs.
10/31/2008
Raising chicks is easier than you might think — especially if you let a mother hen do the work for you. Whether you order chicks through the mail or let a hen hatch eggs, you can raise chicks naturally, without antibiotics or vaccines. Tips on housing, feed and management of baby poultry, including chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese and guinea fowl.
