"Just saw this over winter and LOVE it. The plan is to get these gardens in and finish planting No Mow Grass in our lawn and I'm good to go!"

"We feed all our animals sprouted grain fodder because it saves money and it's healthier for the animals. They tend to produce like they do on fresh spring grass, because it is just like spring grass. Feeding them regularly will improve their…"

"try this: Its not only good for your pocket - its a better feed for the animals and more digest-able. You can still add the kelp and other additives before you feed it to them but you've cut your costs by 70%-80% on feed."

"I love the idea of moving the pigs around to graze but from my experience, they will figure out something about the fence after a week or two and test you. Pigs are smart and any place its not touching the ground, or any break in the shocking (yes -…"

"Sprouting Fodder for ProfitsIts really about prioritizing. You want to start by giving your animals the best food at the most reasonable cost. Soon, you should be able to reduce your costs enough to cover the expense of Organic Certification as well…"

"Try some NoMowGrass - its one of the best things we did besides extend the pastures out to the wooded areas. We planted it closest to the house and we plant some every year in a spot we want to reduce our work-load. I can't imagine a cow…"

"No Problem....I've been doing aquaponics/hydroponics since 1999. My favorite is raising redclaws!   The red claw(Cherax quadricarinatus) is a tropical freshwater crayfish very rustic and relatively easy to raise. In warmer climates Red…"

"Well said! But if it was easy -it wouldn't be worth it!"

"Good topic! When we look around at the disposable living so many people are in,MIT just makes sense to stop and think....how can I LIVE better? I would have to say living mindful of what we eat, our surroundings and the nature that we abuse when we…"

"Here's what our system looks like before we put the top on. I have a pond pump running it now but the top could go on up-side down and just pour the water in and let it drip over the trays. I still need to figure out how to keep it running…"

"Oh Your Lucky Ducks! . . and chickens! I never thought to use bird food mix. Now I don't think I'll argue about the price of it. I picked up some oats, barley, chia and pea mix. I think I will add clover next time and maybe find some…"

"Hi DigitalFoodDesert- We thought of doing that too - the buckets and the ferris wheel but really wanted a system that would take the demand off our time and not take up floor space. I like the "rack" system and will use it for large…"

"Yeap- And they don't have to cost that much. We built a sample small system on: MyBackAchers.com and wanted it to have some features not available in other fodder feeders. It costs about $325 - $295 to make. We'll be working on additional…"

"Hi Full of Graze! Good topic and we struggled with the decision of whether to get into raising pastured birds or not over the winter and found the price of grain was our biggest obstacle.  We found the price of the bird ($1), the price to feed…"