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Hogs and Hens Urban Farm

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  • Episode 10: Tools and Materials on a Dime

    Episode 10: Tools and Materials on a Dime

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    Episode 10 is all about tools and building materials on a budget.

    In this episode of The Urban Permaculture Podcast, Bob talks about tools that are really helpful around the farm. He goes into detail about sourcing the different tools discussed and some of the things to look out for when buying used tools.

    Garage Sales

    Auctions/Estate Sales

    Pawn Shops** Be careful of pricing!

    Craigslist/Marketplace/Online Garage Sales

    Ask friends/barter

    Make your own

    Modify an existing tool

    Next up, Bob talks about finding materials on a budget. From sourcing pallets, to purchasing lumber at a reduced rate, Bob gives a nice list of options to explore as you begin to build things on your homestead.

    Pallets – Great to use but the wood is often splintered and/or treated so be careful of chemicals that can leach into your soil!

    Hardware Stores

    Farm Supply Stores

    Small Businesses

    Bix Box Stores

    Friends

    Other lumber options

    Old Fencing

    Demo/construction cleanup

    Barn teardowns

    Cull Carts/Off Cuts from your local lumber carrier

    Heather then discusses some of the projects around Hogs and Hens Urban Farm that have been completed using tools and materials sourced this way. She also talks about reducing waste streams and how this can help reduce methane production from landfills.

    Below are links to the tools Bob discussed:

    Dewalt Cordless Drill

    Dewalt Cordless Circular Saw

    Speed Square

    Tape Measure

    Mitre Saw

    Table Saw

    Nail Gun (Brad Nailer)

    Nail Gun (Finish Nailer)

  • Episode 1: Introduction to Hogs and Hens Urban Farm

    Episode 1: Introduction to Hogs and Hens Urban Farm

    Welcome to our very firsts episode of The Urban Permaculture Podcast! You can find The Urban Permaculture Podcast on all major podcasting platforms such as Spotify. To listen on Spotify click HERE.

    In this episode, Heather talks about all of the things we are currently doing and currently have planned for Hogs and Hens Urban Farm.

    Currently, Hogs and Hens Urban Farm raises a huge variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, and herbs. In addition to that, we currently have a worm farm set up to make our own organic compost through vermicomposting. We are adding a flock of laying hens to our farm in the spring of 2023, as well as expanding to include an apiary where we will be raising honey bees. In addition to these, we have a small ornamental pond on the property with a variety of comets living inside it to help prevent mosquito breeding.

    We recently purchased two vacant lots that are connected to our current property and we are beginning our very own permaculture food forest on that property that will include fruit and nut trees, expand our berry patches, and have large areas of perennial edible plants. We will also be adding a pond to this property at a later date.

    Hogs and Hens uses integrated pest management practices in addition to employing a no till method of gardening. Everything you find on our farm is organically grown, and we create our own compost to use to amend our soil.