Gardening with Chickens

Chicken Tractor by Christine Heinrichs

Chickens. They’re good for the garden, or so I’ve heard. Knowing nothing about gardening with chickens, I decided to ask an expert.

One Chicken Chick

Christine Heinrichs is a writer and chicken keeper extraordinaire, a chicken chick.

Christine kindly agreed to answer my  chicken questions. Are garden chickens for you? Maybe you’ll be [...]

Black Friday Duck Shopping

White Duck in the Water by Pingu1963-very busy!

While many spend their hard-earned cash on Black Friday by lining up for stuff on sale, and others are set to protest consumerism with Buy Nothing Day, I plan to shop for some ducks and support sustainable agriculture.

Why Ducks?

I’m thankful for the life I have with what [...]

Prairie Flowers

The Kansas prairie is so hot, but the prairie flowers are so beautiful. It’s worth braving the scorching sun to see them. I took this series of photos on June, 28th 2009. How many of them do you recognize?

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What do people eat in Kansas?

OK, I’ll admit it’s a stupid question, I mean, we’re not aliens in Kansas! A better question might be, “If people living in Kansas could only eat food grown sustainably in Kansas what would they eat?”

When I was interviewing Dr Rhonda R Janke about sustainable agriculture a few weeks back she sent me an interesting [...]

Sustainable Agriculture and the Future – an interview with Dr Rhonda R. Janke

Dr Rhonda R. Janke is an Associate Professor at Kansas State University and author of the book “Farming in the Dark: a discussion about the future of sustainable agriculture.”

In 2005 Dr Janke traveled across America and interviewed around 70 farmers who use a variety of sustainable methods. She wanted to speak with real people and [...]