Discover the most popular articles, best tips and hot insider guides that kept urban farmers and enthusiasts clicking for more on UrbanFarmOnline.com in 2010. Your backyard chickens have a life of their own. Watch closely to see your chickens’ daily routine in action. Plan your garden with the USDA plant hardiness zone map. It’s no tall tale: Vertical gardening maximizes the growing potential of your container garden or small-space garden plot. Get plenty of fresh vegetables from limited space for your next salad by starting a micro-garden. Customize a backyard compost bin from reclaimed materials in just a few hours. Soil is the crucial building block for a city farm. Learn how to build healthy soil to nourish your farm garden. Modern chicken-keeping practices in the U.S. do little for the future of majestic roosters. Plan your chickens’ diet using these tips to keep their nutritional needs in mind. Before deciding to own rabbits, keep in mind the responsibilities that come along with rabbit ownership. Download easy step-by-step instructions to build a self-watering container. Choose either the soil-wick or terry-cloth-wick model. 1. 5 Daily Chicken Activities
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3. How to Start Vertical Gardening
4. 7 Great Plants for your Micro-garden
5. Build a Compost Bin from Wooden Pallets
6. Building Super Soil
7. A Rooster’s Fate
8. Feeding Chickens
9. Rabbit-keeping Basics
10. Self-watering Container Blueprints