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Tim Miller - Millberg Farms

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Submitted by selwyn on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 11:45am
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512-667-0776
Tim leads great low cost Fruit Tree Planting and Pruning Workshops. He operates a certified organic 140 fruit tree orchard. He discusses basic tree management concerning his orchard of peaches, pears, figs, pomegranates, plums and pecans. How much work it will take to grow and what you as a homeowner need to do for the production of high quality fruit.
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Austin Freecycle

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Submitted by selwyn on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 2:58pm
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Cooler than a garage sale, greener than the landfill, AFN connects people with unwanted items and people wanting those items. AFN enables personal contact between donors and recipients

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Austin Freecycle Yahoo Group

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Austin Permaculture Guild

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 5:00pm
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512-992-8858

Permaculture Design Certificate courses, free Winter Series of talks, guide to Austin area resources, recommended permaculture reading, and other goodies.

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http://www.austinperm.com

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Austin Permaculture Guild Website

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 10:08am

Come visit Jenny Nazaks Permaculture site for current classes and workshops and lots of wonderful Permacutlure resources.

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http://www.austinperm.com/

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Texas A&M Department of Poultry Science

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 10:02am

Folks might find useful information about chickens, poultry breeds, diseases and such here.

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http://gallus.tamu.edu/

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Iduma Bird & Small Animal Auction

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 10:40am
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254-289-3304

Auction begins at 11:00am
  1362 Briggs Road, Killeen, Texas 76549 
Check in time starts at 7:00am

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http://idumasale.com/

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Backyard Food Production DVD and website

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Fri, 09/10/2010 - 11:05am

Check out Marjory Wildcraft's cool website and video.  This is a howto video for producing food and managing water and security in Texas.  It is a great source of information for $25.  Check out a bit more info on my blog

 

Click here to order it directly from Backyard Food Production.

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Austin Code for Animal Enclosures

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:37pm

Thanks to Paige Hill of Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms urbanpatchwork.org for this

Loads of people ask me about rules related to how many animals (usually chickens) are allowed, and what the pen/location requirements are for the City of Austin.

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http://austintexas.gov/health/eh_regulations.htm

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Low or No Care Local Food Plants

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:34pm

Here is a great thread from the austinperm listserve.  It includes a list of useful or edible plants that grow well in Austin and require little or no care and feeding.

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Henderson's Handy Dandy Chicken Chart

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Wed, 08/25/2010 - 12:13pm

An Alphabetical List of More than 60 Chicken Breeds With Comparative Information.  Chart includes origins, behaviors, weight etc.

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http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html

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