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What animal should I pen with my goat herd overnight to protect them from wolves and coyotes?
What animal should I pen with my goat herd overnight to protect them from wolves and coyotes?
I'm considering dairy-goat farming, principally in either Northern Arizona or Wyoming (USA). This will be small-scale, for subsistence and perhaps…
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Chemicals From Pressure-Treated Wood
Previous owners of our property used pressure-treated wood for their raised-bed vegetable patch. I have seen warnings about chemicals from PTW going into foods. How real is the danger?
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Is there a portable water recycling unit?
Is there a portable water recycling unit that one could install in their studio apartment to recycle grey water ? Or which is the smallest grey water recycling unit ? And can't someone just pass the grey water thru their reverse-osmosis filter and…
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How effective is an ecovilage/intentional community member selection process?
Ecovillages and other intentional communities sometimes have a member application or selection process where (for example) prospective members answer set questions on a form, are interviewed by a selection panel and perhaps even asked to undergo a…
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What items can I reuse to make my own homemade rain barrel on the cheap?
I want to set up a rain barrel to collect water to use in my garden. Any ideas on how I can do this using only or mostly upcycled materials (cheaply)?
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Sustainable and ethical business resources?
Are there any resources or databases that catalog how companies perform along ethical or sustainable lines? I'm particularly interested in things like workers rights and pay, affect on the environment, etc.
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How do i start with vertical gardening?
I have heard about vertical gardening for a couple of years now. I recently moved to a bigger flat, with some windows i think will fit for vertical gardening. My only problem is i don't know where to start. Do you have a list of things i need to…
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At what point are home windmills sustainable?
Do home windmills have a 'prove in' curve for sustainability like they do for economics? I presume they are sustainable sooner than the point where they are economical, but couldn't find anything on what their production does to enviroment (eg like…
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How efficient is it to use an electric car as storage for the energetic overload generated during sun hours (peaks) by solar panels?
I guess that the question is quite self-explanatory. I am hoping to invest in a solar panel soon, but I am a little worried about it getting inefficient once government subsidies run out and the generated energy is not obligatorily paid-off by…
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Which is more "meter" efficient? I would like my utility bill to significantly cheaper
I live in a 3 bedroom, two bath, large den, kitchen, attached garage Patio home. I live alone except for when my kids are in from college which is rare. I am hot natured so I keep my electric heating usually set at 60 degrees. However if it is extra…
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What are the risks, sustainability speaking, of halophytes as biofuel?
Halophytes that can be grown in deserts have been researched for biofuel production, among other applications, in aviation. Such biofuels would not compete with food production and not deplete fresh water resources, which sounds like a highly…
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How sustainable is Tokyo's city-wide garbage separation and recycling programs?
I'm using the example of Tokyo, Japan, as it is a massive megacity and also, from personal experience having lived there for 4 years.
Not only are the public rubbish bins across the city segregated into trash and recyclables (as is the case for many…
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Do I need to change the soil inside a worm farm?
I want to know if it is necessary to move a worm population to a second container with fresh soil after a period of time? If so, how often does this need to be done?
I followed a DIY video from a popular gardening program and they said to have three…
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Where should I place food in a worm farm?
I've tried searching and looking at videos on youtube but all I can find is people storing and preparing food scraps but none of people actually placing food in the worm farm.
I'm wondering if worms will eat the scraps quicker if I dig the scraps in…
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Toxic christmas trees?
I've heard that in some countries (e.g. Germany) christmas trees are sprayed with pesticides and fungicides to make the trees look better and to make them bug-free. I've also heard that this may be harmful to your health, especially if you keep your…
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