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Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?
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I'm very new here, and this is my first post.Hello all, I'm not new to keeping wonderful gardens. Growing large amounts of food in a small amount of space. My success is the rabbits I keep. They feed…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by pelenaka Nov 8, 2010.
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Tara Pendleton replied to Lizz's discussion 'Goat Share?' in the group Backyard Livestock"I'm greatly concerned about any raw milk barter ideas.
Since there was a raid on a private membership Co-OP in Venice CA. Regarding raw goat milk. Rawsome Foods CO-OP was raided. All the milk was dumped. Eggs too.
The…"
pelenaka replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"Absolutely love bunny poop for the garden it works wonders.
Currently I am raising Giant Chinchillas which are also a heritage breed on the critical list. We only provide rabbit meat for our own personal use. We're not very vocal about our meat…"
Tara Pendleton replied to Cornelia's discussion 'Now that it's September, what are you doing to prepare for a new season?'"I just planted turnips, beets & Brussels sprouts. Wheat was planted a couple weeks ago.
My tomatoes faded a couple cold nights ago. So now I'm doing the winter garden set up.
My peppers & potatoes are still doing good. I still plan to…"
Tara Pendleton replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'" I love the photo. Thank you for sharing.
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rachel whetzel replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"
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rachel whetzel replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"I know that my chickens are LOVING the spent hay from the rabbits!! I have my rabbits bedded in hay, so when it gets soiled, I will just throw hay and poo altogether into the garden. At the moment, I don't have anything planted in the garden,…"
Jan Martinez replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"Tara,
How sweet of you to serve many angles ~ Grow your garden and help to save an endangered species!
Great idea! I'm going to try to find those endangered breeds. I had no idea any of them were on the endangered species list!
I love my little…"
Tara Pendleton replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"It would be nice to see gardening and raising livestock-such as rabbits be shared in how they both can, and will complement each other. My gardens thrive thanks to rabbit keeping. My rabbit keeping thrives thanks to the gardens. How sweet is that in…"
rachel whetzel replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"This is so funny!! I just got some "used" rabbits for this very reason!! I have a garden spot that I'm sure didn't thrive because the soil isn't at it's best. I plan to get that soil rockin' and rollin' with…"
Tara Pendleton replied to Angelica Macklin's discussion 'California High desert Gardening'"I'm also a high desert lands property owner. South west of you. Have you considered growing JoJoba beans? I'm thinking it might be a good idea. The thought of the critters eating my investment has crossed my mind. From what I understand…"
Tara Pendleton replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'" That is so neat. A old antique spinning wheel. Classic. Please share how it turns out for you in working with the wool. What a neat winter project. Have fun with it.
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Jan Martinez replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"I happened to adopt a few rabbits because a college kid could no longer care for them, as a result my garden thrives and I get some awesome bunny snuggles every day!! <3"
Tara Pendleton replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"I just love angoras. I once had some English Angoras. Do you spin your wool. I think those drop spindles are neat.
I never had the chance to try one or any kind of spinning for that matter. I'd give the wool away to those who did spin. I could…"
Tara Pendleton replied to Tara Pendleton's discussion 'Does anyone raise rabbits to enhance their gardens?'"My reply must have had the hiccups. I see it 3 times. Must be a newbie mistake. Sorry about that. I'm still learning here. Such as my next lesson is how to put photos up. I hope to get it right, to share photos of my gardens and a few bunnies…"
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- rare breed livestock promoter
- A bit about me:
- I love to garden, raise heritage breed rabbits-both breeds are on critical endangered list. Rabbits make the best fertilizer in the world! My gardens thrive here big time.
Promote growing foods and good health through eating the best quality foods.
- Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
- Fresh halibut from the ocean -wild caught off our coast.
Baked in olive oil. Served with everything from the garden in a big salad.
- Web site I recommend:
- http://www.albc.org
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