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Hey Kassaundra, long time no see. I hope you are well. Nice to see what you've been up to. Every now and then I tell folks about your ingenious 5 gal bucket with the strips of fleece.

I've been gardening the Ruth Stout method for about 30 years, and would not have had it any other way all of those years. My well supply is poor. Even in a wet year, if I were to water my garden the way a lot of folks do, my water supply would have turned cloudy with silt at the bottom of...

As Bee says, best of both worlds.

John, my tiller rarely gets used in the garden! I still drag it out when I need to break up some hard pan to sink some posts, or break up heavy clay subsoil to plant a tree, break the sod to lay a stone walk way. But to use it to till soil in a garden... NO WAY! I can tell you that my...

Excellent discussion here folks! Loving it. One other comment I have to add: It's important to not confuse nutrient density with depletion of vegetation. It might be a good idea to do a soil test mid way through the season after birds have been on one section. Also, no matter how you have...

I think that depends entirely on how the run is managed. IMO, any bare soil is unhealthy soil. So, if you are able to keep a healthy cover crop or mulch in place, the soil WILL improve. And not just a little bit, but it will improve dramatically. How often have you driven by a chicken run...

Hey John. Wonderful plan. I like the idea that you are thinking small scale for your flock. Many flocksters would try to pack that run full of a lot of chickens. This would create nutrient saturation of the soil, and likely run off that would be toxic to the soil over time. I suggest that...