Move Over Big Ag…Home Ag is Moving In
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Growing things isn’t brain surgery. After all, squirrels do it everyday and without – I might add – opposable thumbs. They hide acorns away for literally a rainy day and half the time they forget about it. The next thing you know, there stands a mighty oak that ends up housing and feeding God-knows-how-many squirrels over its lifetime. If a squirrel can plant an oak that sustains generations of squirrels, you can grow lettuce and potatoes for your household. Trust me on this.
Suburban and urban yards can handle quite a bit of home ag. The list is endless. Produce growers saw the writing on the wall along time ago and have been busy as bees creating smaller varieties of trees, heavier producing vegetables, even smaller scale chickens. Small yards (even containers) can grow dwarf and columnar fruit trees, berries, grapes, every vegetable you can think of, and even collect your own farm fresh eggs.
Home agriculture means you get to feed your family real food. You remember real food, right? It’s the stuff without the extra helping of poison on it – the stuff that still has its own genes. Well, grow some of that. You’re going to be so pleased with yourself.
Dirty Girl Gardening Says:
Anything that has to do with growing veggies is awesome in my book… Love your banner, too.
Posted on February 20th, 2010 at 1:50 am
Administrator Says:
Thank you! And thanks for leaving a comment – it’s much appreciated.
Posted on February 20th, 2010 at 2:35 am
Sylvana Says:
Very well written!
I am already in the process of turning part of my backyard into my own farmyard :) There are some sketchy laws about chickens here, but I swear I will find a loophole! I love fresh eggs!
And those squirrels really do love to garden – they are always digging up or pulling up my bulbs and plants and planting them someplace else or tossing them over their shoulders.
BTW – thanks for letting me know that your comments work :)
Posted on March 4th, 2010 at 6:16 am
Chris Says:
We’re kindred spirits! I turned my suburban backyard into a micro-farm (yard), as well. I have three hens and no one has complained yet. Could be the eggs I share with my neighbor that keeps them quiet :D.
Yes, squirrels are industrious little creatures – my chiweenie dogs are doing a good job keeping them at bay lately…
Posted on March 4th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Nova @ Organic Home Garden Says:
Nice allegory about the squirrel! And I agree to every point you made. It seems we have forgotten how real food taste like and settled with the ones that has lots of poison (albeit disguised as something else).
Hurray for home agriculture!
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Chris Says:
LOL ~ there are so many squirrels around here that I have squirrels on the brain *grin*
Hooray for home ag, indeed!
Posted on March 8th, 2010 at 4:20 pm