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Real Self Sustainability: What Your Backyard Farm Needs to Be Fully Functional

Tuesday, May 27, 2014 13:19
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Creating a small backyard farm in can be a rewarding experience for the entire family. In addition to the fun you’ll have while taking care of plants and animals, the bounty you’ll enjoy can save a lot of money on grocery bills and help your family to be more “green”. Before you start turning over garden beds and picking out baby chicks, however, make sure you have some practical items in place ahead of time so that your mini farm can be fully functional.

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Ample Storage Space

Shovels, hoes and rakes can rust quickly if they are left out in the rain, so having a a good shed is essential for small-scale farmers. Besides garden tools, you’ll also need a decent shed to keep animal feed, straw bales and any seeds you may be storing for the next growing season. Depending on the needs of your family’s backyard farm, you can find small eight-by-eight prefab garden sheds or large, two-story prefab sheds that look like miniature houses.

 

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A Home For Your Chickens

If you buy baby chicks thinking you’ll have time to build a coop for them before they leave the incubator, think again. Having an outdoor home in place before adopting chickens will make the transition outdoors much easier on everyone. You can find portable chicken coops from http://www.shedsunlimited.net/ that are perfect for a small backyard flock. Add your own chicken run to increase the safe roaming area of your precious feathered friends.

A Composting Structure

There are many different ways to build a composting structure, and….read more HERE

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