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Interesting Trees At The Farm - I
Finally the kapok tree have fruits and the workers are looking forward to fresh stuffing for their pillows. Up the kapok tree shaking the pods (fruits) down. Fallen pods (actually fruits) Close up of pods, the fluffy kapok fibre, and leaves. &nbs... Read more ...
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Flowering Enhancers - I
Some of the fruit trees shall be flowering soon. Time to make some flowering enhancers. Fermented flowering enhancers provide potassium and phosphorus, plus microbes to help the plants absorb the nutrients. We use a large plastic container with a lid. Add 10 kg of kangkung . ... Read more ...
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Charcoal for Sustainability
We produce our own charcoal for multiple use at the farm: to bury carbon as part of the requirement for responsible animal husbandry, to use it to absorb urine and reduce ammonia in litter, to act as a filter in aquaculture, to clean waste water before discharging into rivers, to use as fer... Read more ...
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Sustainable Farming
Sustainable farming in practice here: 1. This is a 'No-Dig' 35 feet x 10 feet pumpkin patch. Barely 2 months, we now have 42 pumpkins (the red tips mark the pumpkins), with more to come judging by the flowers. 2. &nb... Read more ...
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Farm Visit March 15, 2009
Retailers and customers of DQ Chicken came to the farm today to see for themselves how the farm is managed, and the farming methods used. The herb spiral drew interest &nb... Read more ...
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