Posted by SLN Staff on Jul 18th, 2015 | Comments Off on Growing up on Organic Farm Gives You Stronger Immune System
There is something healthy about growing up on a farm. It not only makes you feel good, but people who grow up on farms often grow up with healthier immune system and better resistance to diseases. Growing up on a farm was an incredibly enjoyable experience for me, so now as a parent, I strive to recreate that environment and joy for my own children. To ensure they are appropriately dressed...
Posted by SLN Staff on Jun 26th, 2015 | Comments Off on 5 Alpaca Facts that You Didn’t Know
Alpacas are interesting animals. They are small, hardy and easy to keep in a commercial farm. We are going to talk about five very unusual facts about alpacas that most people haven’t heard of. Anyone who has been around alpacas, probably already knows that alpacas resemble closely a miniature form of camel or llama. They are small, cute, and friendly. But there are many other facts about...
Posted by SLN Staff on Nov 21st, 2013 | 1 comment
Getting the proper feed for your livestock is very important for production of healthy livestock and farm products. Most farmers today have also become environmentally conscious and are inclined towards growing farms with organic and environmentally safe products and methods of farming, rather than conventional farming methods. The modern sustainable farming methods involve minimal use of...
Posted by SLN Staff on Nov 14th, 2013 | 1 comment
The term sustainable agriculture refers to methods of farming in which the environment is not disturbed or harmed. When we produce food in sustainable methods we do not disturb the ecological balance in the environment and we do not add any harmful chemicals or toxic compounds into the nature, meaning all the elements in the sustainable method of farming is derived from organic compounds. In...