by Jaden | Oct 7, 2013 | Aquaponics, Container, Homestead
We’re getting excited! Our primary growing season here in Florida is nearly upon us. We are hard at work prepping the raised beds, earthboxes, and updating the aquaponics system. We’ll be sharing what we learned from phase 1 of our aquaponics in an...
by Jaden | Feb 23, 2012 | Homestead
I’ve always kept my distance from bees, I’ll blame it on a horror movie that I stupidly watched by myself when I was home sick from school. I’ve never been stung before, nor do I really care to purposely put myself in a situation where I might be....
by Jaden | Feb 16, 2012 | Chickens, Featured, Homestead
*** UPDATE *** We are proud to announce the completion of the Steamy Kitchen Palace Chicken Coop Construction Drawings. A 32 Page PDF showing every detail and measurement needed to recreate this chicken coop. It was professionally created by a licensed architect and...
by Jaden | Jan 19, 2012 | Homestead
Coco *loves* the hens….she considers them, “things to chase around” — the hens don’t like Coco much and normally squawk, freak out and run away. Lately, Fireflapper, our golden sex link hen, created a new strategy. “Aha! a chicken...
by Jaden | Dec 15, 2011 | Homestead
The Problem Mercury is a potent neurotoxin. For a child or fetus, exposure to even a little of this toxic heavy metal can harm the brain and nervous system. Coal-fired power plants account for nearly half the mercury emissions that pollute our waterways and find their...
by Jaden | Oct 14, 2011 | Homestead
I’ve been hobbling, crawling, sliding and scootin’ for the past 3 weeks now – after this fall and a front-jump-kick that ended up as a front-jump-FAIL in Tae Kwon Do class, I needed surgery to replace my ACL and repair a torn meniscus in my right...