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Poultry farming includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, and other fowl. The following resources are useful for anyone starting a poultry business or raising fowl.
Bee Gardening Resources Whether you are operating a beekeeping business or trying to attract more pollinators, the following tools and resources can help.The Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis is a great place to find more information.
In some cases, urban farms include livestock such as sheep and goats. Goats in particular seem to be gaining popularity as urban farm livestock. Zoning is often quite restrictive in metropolitan communities in terms of keeping livestock.
With the limitations of healthy soil in urban areas, aquaponics is a fast-growing alternative to cultivating produce and protein in cities. Aquaponics is a system of growing crops and fish together in a recirculating water system. Crops are grown in water coming from holding tanks full of fish.
Designing urban agriculture space so that it will use water efficiently, avoid costly soil remediation, attract beneficial insects, and maximize space can greatly influence a farm or gardens production potential. The following resources provide information on farm and garden design.
Location: Alameda Ploughshares Nursery has gained a reputation for providing the Alameda and Oakland area with quality ornamental and edible nursery plants for landscaping and gardening.
Location: San Francisco In 2009 the Treasure Island Job Corps Center established a 1-acre farm. Today, students from the construction program continue to build farm infrastructure while culinary students prepare heirloom and specialty vegetables for the schools catering business and cafeteria.
