Farming does not require a lot of acreage or even a tractor. I live almost downtown in a crowded
neighbor hood of Dayton. My wife and I still manage to keep chickens, Honeybees,
and even a new addition to our back yard a rabbit. I will be doing some cleanup
and getting my bee hives ready for the winter to come. I have yet to build my
rabbit hutch but it will be coming soon. I have been letting my chickens run
the entire backyard.
We started with a few
little plants then added two peach trees, a cherry tree, and divided our yard
in half with an arbor and a fence which separates the area where we want grass
to grow to where we want our garden to be.
We have eggs regularly and this is the first year we have
gotten honey. We got five, one quart
jars, and two, two quart jars, which is quite a lot of honey for us this year.
I use the “top bar” hives instead of the “langsworth” style. The reason is the
cost of the hives are less with the “top bar” and it easier to build, while
letting the bees do their own thing while building the comb. The measurements
of the garden area are about 25’ x 25’ just to give you an idea of what can be
done in a small space.
We have permanent plants that we must keep an eye on so they
don’t take over the entire garden. The blackberries are a very aggressive plant so we keep them on
the outside of the fence. Next year I am planning to build a strawberry pyramid
as well as attempting some hydroponix. I am already buying the PVC and pics
will come soon for it.
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