What is Line Breeding and Why Would You Do It?

Linebreeding and inbreeding are both breeding methods that involve mating closely related individuals. However, there are some differences between the two. Linebreeding is a selective breeding technique that aims to maintain a certain percentage of genes from a particular individual or line. It involves breeding individuals who are related, but not as closely as in …

Why All Weightlifters Should Have Backyard Ducks

You enjoy the freedom of lifting weights to promote your cardiovascular health, after all, you’ve done research to determine that weight lifting provides the maximum amount of cardiovascular benefit in the least amount of time. Why should you add backyard ducks to your already time-squeezed routine? EGGS: Ducks produce extremely high quality large eggs. They …

Water Spinach, kang kong

Water Spinach, Kangkong, Ipomea aquatica

Uses: Sustainable Food Source, Fodder Native to: Southeastern AsiaIpomoea Aquatica: Exploring the Nutritional and Environmental Benefits of Water Spinach In the realm of sustainable food, Ipomoea aquatica, commonly known as water spinach or kangkong, has emerged as a fascinating plant with immense potential. This aquatic vegetable, native to Southeast Asia, has gained popularity worldwide due …

many edible plants growing together

How You Can Manage Your Garden Using the STUN Method

Sheer Total Utter Neglect: The Low Maintenance Gardening Method That Works The Sheer Total Utter Neglect (STUN) method of gardening is a low-maintenance approach to growing plants that relies on the natural resilience of plants to thrive. STUN gardeners simply plant their crops and then leave them to fend for themselves, with minimal watering, fertilizing, …

Recap of Scrubfest

We attended the second annual Scrubfest at Scrubland Farmz, which was a nice little venue complete with chicken tractors and an edible plant nursery. They put out a small children’s area, where Peanut happily played in the water. The farm had small plantings of fruit trees surrounded by blooming Cassia, which was the first time …