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		<title>There is a Farmer in All of Us</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Suzie OConnor</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Think you can&#8217;t grow your own food because you live in a large city? Think again. Even in the largest and most densely populated urban areas, there are people all around you cultivating whatever outdoor space they have and when they don&#8217;t have any outdoor space to speak of, creating their own! Necessity is, after all, the mother of invention and with some creativity, anyone can bring out their inner farmer.</p>
<p>Living in a larger city has its advantages such as easy access to cultural life and amenities like efficient public transportation; but it also has the disadvantage that space is often at a premium, with backyards being somewhat more scarce than in a smaller town or a rural setting. However, even in cities like New York and Baltimore where row houses often dominate the landscape of residential neighborhoods, homeowners and even renters do have some outdoor space to work with, albeit perhaps slightly narrower than what you might see elsewhere in the country and people do make the most of every inch of space available to them.</p>
<p>People working with the narrower yards of brownstones and other row houses will plan out their gardens carefully to maximize their use of space, often planting in neat, narrowly spaced rows &#8211; it is possible to plant things a little closer than the seed packets suggest without significantly impacting your yield, as any brownstone-dwelling farmer will gladly tell you. It&#8217;s just a matter of studying the sunlight your yard receives and drawing up a game plan for your own home farm which takes full advantage of the space you have.</p>
<p>So what about those who live in apartment buildings or aren&#8217;t fortunate to have access to a relatively spacious back yard for growing their own food? There are two things which are commonly done: one is to do container gardening on the roof. Admittedly, it does take some work to lug the soil and containers needed up to the roof of your home or building, but of course, the rewards are very worthwhile and there is the advantage that many common garden pests won&#8217;t venture very far off the ground. You may still have to worry about squirrels, but rabbits aren&#8217;t a problem when you garden in containers on your roof &#8211; and slugs and many common insect pests are of course no longer a concern; best of all, you can take in the view while you work in your rooftop farm!</p>
<p>Of course, there are also many people who don&#8217;t even have rooftop access; even in these situations, there&#8217;s no reason to repress your inner farmer. Window boxes both on outside and inside windowsills (often both) allow apartment dwellers to grow their own herbs, greens and other smaller vegetables. With some careful planning and the dedication necessary to turn over a little of your floor space in a sunnier spot, you can also grow larger crops such as bell peppers, cucumbers and even tomatoes in containers inside!</p>
<p>Space constraints and the lack of a large outdoor space at your home doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t garden; the only real limits are your ingenuity. If you&#8217;re interested in growing your own food, you can and will find a way. There is a farmer in us all &#8211; and with a little creativity, you can let them out; you may be amazed at what you can grow even in a small space.<br />
<hr size="1"/>I find peace within once I&#8217;m digging in my garden teaching my grandchildren the benefit of grow their own food. We have a small farm in Archer Florida that sells fertile chicken eggs, we build our chicken coops and houses and ship through out the USA, visit us at <a rel="met friend bookmark" target="_blank" href="http://chickenhousesplus.com" title="http://chickenhousesplus.com">http://chickenhousesplus.com</a></p>
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		<title>Chicken Coop Plans Build Your Own Chicken Coop in Backyard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Linkin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is easy and fun to build a chicken coop in your backyard. If you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is easy and fun to build a chicken coop in your backyard. If you are interested in keeping chicken or other animals in your yard, you can save hundreds of dollars if you build a chicken coop yourself. There&#8217;s no better way to enjoy fresh eggs and poultry than by caring for your own chickens.</p>
<p>It is does not have to be difficult to build a chicken coop. You will need some basic tools, such as a handsaw, a hammer, and a drill. Also you will need to design a plan for your chicken coop. How big should it be? How many chickens or other animals are you planning on keeping in your chicken coop? These are all important things to consider while you prepare your chicken coop. There are plans available that can give you the complete schematic, as well as recommendations on the best type of chicken coop plan with ideas for best materials, construction, and style of chicken coop based on your needs. Of course, you need to answer all of the questions regarding your needs before you search for the right plan to help you build your chicken coop.</p>
<p>When considering the design of your chicken coop, you will want to make sure your chickens or other animals are well taken care of. In order to do this, when you are building your chicken coop, you need to keep in mind the number of animals you will likely be housing in the chicken coop. Be sure to include a light source for the animals, as well as ensuring there is a place that will be easy for the animals to access their food and water. Also, be sure there is enough space for the animals to be able to sleep and rest without getting into the space of the other animals. Ventilation is important, particularly if you live in a hot climate. You want to be certain that your chickens can be cool and comfortable in the summer. In winter, you want to be confident that they will not be too cold. You also want to make sure that the chickens will be able to stay inside the chicken coop &#8211; after all, that is why you are building them a new home! Using the right windows can help with this. Windows for the chicken coop can be either a warm yellow tinted color, or clear glass.</p>
<p>Theses are all issues that are important to consider when you are building your chicken coop. There are full color step-by-step scale plans to help you. You can save hundreds of dollars by building your own chicken coop. Not only will you save on labor costs for your chicken coop in your backyard, you will also be able to buy your own materials (an additional money saver), as well as design exactly what type of chicken coop will suit your needs. Once your chicken coop is set up, you can enjoy fresh eggs and poultry whenever you like. Your food will be local, preservative free, and completely organic. There&#8217;s no better way to watch what you eat than to produce your own food.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you lack a significant amount of experience building anything. Detailed instructions can help you understand exactly what kind of chicken coop you need, as well as support your efforts to build it. With a little ingenuity, planning and hard work, you can have your own backyard chicken coop in less than one week. Our guides can help you through the process of building the right chicken coop for your backyard.<br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With food costs sky rocketing you may have considered ways to produce your own food [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With food costs sky rocketing you may have considered ways to produce your own food such as purchasing chickens but then changed your mind once you realized how much money it can take to start building a chicken coop. After all, unless you purchase a set for building a chicken coop you have nowhere to place your new egg producing chickens and it may seem that the storage costs outweigh the potential savings. However, before you give up hope what if you found out that there is a much cheaper way to start building a chicken coop that made it more practical to consider buying chickens?</p>
<p>Well, guess what, with the help of this one simple website that teaches you how to start building a chicken coop there is a way that you can afford to purchase chickens and house them as well. This is because the website offers you an invaluable eBook that can instruct experts and beginners alike how to start building a chicken coop with low cost materials that you may even already own! That?s right, building a chicken coop does not have to be expensive or out of your league if you have the proper book to guide you through the process of building a chicken coop. For more details visit www.BuildChickenCoop.net</p>
<p>In fact, most people who have used this websites resource have reported that by building a chicken coop from scratch instead of buying a kit that needs assembly they save over 50% of what they would have paid. By saving 50% you may consider building a larger coop, purchasing more chickens, or simply using your savings to put towards feeding your chickens. What you decide to do with your savings from using this website to start building a chicken coop is your decision, but almost everyone can agree that saving 50% is an excellent choice.</p>
<p>One of the problems that you may run into building a chicken coop on your own now that are getting familiar with the idea is that there are a lot more components you have to be aware of then you may thought. For instance, you when building a chicken coop you have to remember insulation, ventilation, perches, an outside area for the chickens to get exercise, an entrance for you and the chickens, and many more elements. After all, building a chicken coop is a lot like building a miniature home.</p>
<p>However, if you decide to make use of this resource when building a chicken coop you will not have to worry about planning for any of these elements since they have all already been considered and factored in by the author of the eBook about building a chicken coop. Thus, once you head over to the website the only thing you have to worry about before building a chicken coop is where your tools are at because with the simple instructions you will not have to worry about any other factor of building a chicken coop that is safe and well designed for your chickens at a low cost to you! For more info visit www.BuildChickenCoop.net<br />
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to design your own chicken coops plans can be tedious and time consuming which [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trying to design your own chicken coops plans can be tedious and time consuming which is why many people decide to simply purchase a kit. However, due to the fact that kits that contain pre-built chicken coops plans tend to inflate the price of materials you may end up paying a lot more for a kit that still requires you to spend some time completing the assembly. So how do you save both time and money while using chicken coops plans that contain all the important elements of a chicken coop? Easy, you head over to his website that contains the best chicken coops plans that even a beginner can master. For more info visit BuildChickenCoop.net</p>
<p>The chicken coops plans found on this website were put together into an eBook that will guide you through the chicken coops plans by a carpenter who understands everything you need in a chicken coop. Thus, these chicken coops plans are simple but still have every element your chicken coop needs such as perches, a run, ventilation, lighting, and many more components than you could ever find for the same price in a kit off the shelf. Plus, since you can purchase your own materials now that you have the complete chicken coops plans you will save almost 50% on the actual building materials.</p>
<p>One of the perks of using the chicken coop plans from this eBook is that the instructions are presented to scale in an easy step by step fashion that allow beginners to easily complete chicken coops. In fact, some people find that these chicken coops plans make it easy to involve their children in so that everyone in your family can enjoy building a chicken coop together. For people with children involved in 4-H you can also take advantage of these chicken coops plans for your next group project!</p>
<p>Now that you know that you are capable of using these chicken coops plans you may also be interested to learn the many more perks that are included in these chicken coops plans outside of your chickens? safety. Built into these chicken coops plans is a coop that is very easy to clean and collect eggs from so that you never have to worry about spending too much time taking care of your chickens or collecting their eggs. After all, time is something that everyone wishes they had more of!</p>
<p>Additionally, these chicken coops plans include a design for a portable chicken coop that can be placed over your garden so that you can use chicken wastes as fertilizer! There are not too many chicken coops plans that allow you to feed your garden and avoid cleaning your coop all at one time! Plus, you also get a guide along with the chicken coops plans that will advise you on the best place to sit your chicken coop so that your chickens get sunlight and you can benefit from their wastes. So what are you waiting for, if you need a chicken coop make sure you check out these chicken coops plans before you head anywhere else for your next chicken coop! For more on Chicken Coop plans visit BuildChickenCoop.net<br />
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