Because of their small size and easy-going personality, they do well on urban farms. Their milk is high in butterfat.
Because of their small size and gentle nature, Nankins can have trouble competing with larger fowl for food.
The Java does best when allowed to free-range.
Standard-sized Delaware chickens may be too large for small urban farms
Courtesy Toyota/ Dewhurst Photography The updated Hybrid Vehicle Guide offers consumers information and photos on hybrid cars, like the Toyota Prius, that they are considering buying. Shopping for a new green vehicle just got a little easier, thanks to the release of the 2011 Hybrid Vehicle Guide. Hybrid Kingdom, an online directory devoted to all […]
Last weekend was the big annual fair in Rapallo, and as usual, two of the streets down by the water were filled with agricultural vendors.
I had some friends over the other day and finally got to use one of my Christmas presents: a cheese knife from my husband’s aunt and uncle in Wisconsin. When I opened the gift (which also included some distractingly yummy locally produced goodies), I didn’t think much about the knife ...
Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock Before growing season officially begins, visit your local garden center to pick up discounted garden supplies and experiment with plant arrangements. The onslaught of gardening catalogs arriving in the mail can be a welcome reprieve from dreary winter conditions, offering hope for the impending gardening seasons. But along with the promise of spring […]
Until I met her, I hadn't cared much for pigs. Now I'm crazy about Charlotte.
Medusahead could wipe out native grasses and severely decrease the value of grazing lands if it continues to spread, research shows.
Courtesy Jupiterimages/Comstock/Thinkstock Students in the illiniCarbon Program took a local approach to carbon offsets. It’s the latest spin on thinking globally and acting locally. The University of Illinois has taken carbon offsets—the process by which you determine how much carbon dioxide you add to the atmosphere based on your lifestyle and offset it by investing […]
