Here’s photo one of the chicken tractor. As you can see the ladies make themselves comfy. The tractor is 3′ x 8′. It’s not the most attractive thing you’ll ever see but it is sturdy and functional. The 1/2″ hardware cloth is there because I learned the hard way that 2″ x 3″ holes are […]

Posted on February 4th, 2008 by John
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In our journey toward having a hobby farm we decided that plants would be easier than animals. Besides laying hens (which we don’t consider hard animals to raise) and the blueberries we already mentioned we also planted some strawberries.

We eat strawberries almost every morning. We make a very nice breakfast smoothie out of frozen strawberries, […]

Posted on February 2nd, 2008 by John
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This is very basic overview about rabbiteye blueberries. In general blueberries prefer colder climates which can be a problem for those of us here in Georgia. Lucky for me someone was smart enough to breed some plants that are well adapted to our area.

Posted on February 1st, 2008 by John
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Now that I’m back in the country I’ve become really interested in raising chickens for eggs. We don’t have a lot of chickens but just enough so the we can have eggs and maybe a few extra to give away. The main issue is managing where the chickens go and keeping them safe from predators. […]

Posted on January 15th, 2008 by John
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