Comments on: About http://www.fairy-talefarm.com Life & community on the urban farm Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:45:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Fifth Pillar » You can be a geek, and still rock. Adventures of Linux folks and loud music http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1890 Fifth Pillar » You can be a geek, and still rock. Adventures of Linux folks and loud music Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:03:41 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-1890 [...] what some geeks do, I try to include examples of their non-nerd adventures. Karsten Wade and the Fariy Tale Farm is a good example of breaking a stereotype. It is part of the reason that Geeknics work so well, [...] [...] what some geeks do, I try to include examples of their non-nerd adventures. Karsten Wade and the Fariy Tale Farm is a good example of breaking a stereotype. It is part of the reason that Geeknics work so well, [...]

]]> By: debbie http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1774 debbie Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:45:06 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-1774 We are located in downtown Santa Cruz. There are two families that live here; our own with our two daughters, and the next door family, also with two young daughters. We don't have room for living, but are interested in having other people garden with us and share in the art/music/dinner organization parties! We are located in downtown Santa Cruz.

There are two families that live here; our own with our two daughters, and the next door family, also with two young daughters. We don’t have room for living, but are interested in having other people garden with us and share in the art/music/dinner organization parties!

]]> By: maryann http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1752 maryann Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:50:14 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-1752 11/16/2010 hello fairy tale farm, i was wondering if the families that are there now are the only live in members and/or are there openings for individuals interested in farming and an art surrounding. i am also putting in the post i have been submitting to several farms: i do not have a vehicle i do have a dmv license. i was wondering if you could point me in the right direction. i arrived in durham, saw that there are a few farms in the triangle of durham. currently i am still looking in the u.s for the experience and a place to settle in (and find meaning to it all) hope to receive a reply. 11/16/2010
hello fairy tale farm,
i was wondering if the families that are there now are the only live in members and/or are there openings for individuals interested in farming and an art surrounding. i am also putting in the post i have been submitting to several farms:
i do not have a vehicle i do have a dmv license. i was wondering if you could point me in the right direction. i arrived in durham, saw that there are a few farms in the triangle of durham. currently i am still looking in the u.s for the experience and a place to settle in (and find meaning to it all) hope to receive a reply.

]]> By: gina polsinelli http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 gina polsinelli Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:58:23 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-1630 these sound wonderful! Please, put me on your mailing list where are you located? these sound wonderful!
Please, put me on your mailing list
where are you located?

]]> By: debbie http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 debbie Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:59:32 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-1358 I'm working on it! In the meantime, I highly recommend "Golden Gate Gardening". It's a book you can request from the library. I finally bought it. It has great information on gardening on the coast. Meant for San Francisco weather, so we do a bit better here! I’m working on it! In the meantime, I highly recommend “Golden Gate Gardening”. It’s a book you can request from the library. I finally bought it. It has great information on gardening on the coast. Meant for San Francisco weather, so we do a bit better here!

]]> By: terry ellis http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 terry ellis Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:42:30 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-1340 hi fairy tale! if you put out a 4 seasons planting calendar, i'll buy it! we are a bit south of watsonville and i am a gardener-in-process and i would love to have a calendar to help me decide when and what to plant in our climate. we too would like to be self-sufficient and we've bought a small greenhouse (6x8 for $300 from harbor freight) to help. hi fairy tale!

if you put out a 4 seasons planting calendar, i’ll buy it! we are a bit south of watsonville and i am a gardener-in-process and i would love to have a calendar to help me decide when and what to plant in our climate. we too would like to be self-sufficient and we’ve bought a small greenhouse (6×8 for $300 from harbor freight) to help.

]]> By: C http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-956 C Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:22:41 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-956 The article above is wrong in several ways, I'm sad to say. I have 9 year old hens who still lay. If your hens stop laying at 2-3 years, you did something wrong. If you add oil to the diet, such as pumpkin seeds, they rarely will get a stuck egg. If an egg is too large to pass, an avian vet can perform surgery to save the bird. If you lower the protein content of the diet as the bird ages, that prevents eggs that are too large. Hens need a break in the winter to continue laying healthy eggs, and they need lots of calcium. If you keep oyster shell out, research has shown that they can regulate their calcium on their own -- I wish there was another supplement, but it appears that this is the one they can use to regulate their own calcium. They do need a special diet to stay healthy and produce eggs, so you have to know what you're doing. Other birds don't lay an egg most days like a chicken! That egg drains their vitamin, mineral, and protein stores. If you have pet chickens, there's a local group that can help, the Santa Cruz Pet Poultry group. Find them online. The article above is wrong in several ways, I’m sad to say. I have 9 year old hens who still lay. If your hens stop laying at 2-3 years, you did something wrong. If you add oil to the diet, such as pumpkin seeds, they rarely will get a stuck egg. If an egg is too large to pass, an avian vet can perform surgery to save the bird. If you lower the protein content of the diet as the bird ages, that prevents eggs that are too large. Hens need a break in the winter to continue laying healthy eggs, and they need lots of calcium. If you keep oyster shell out, research has shown that they can regulate their calcium on their own — I wish there was another supplement, but it appears that this is the one they can use to regulate their own calcium. They do need a special diet to stay healthy and produce eggs, so you have to know what you’re doing. Other birds don’t lay an egg most days like a chicken! That egg drains their vitamin, mineral, and protein stores. If you have pet chickens, there’s a local group that can help, the Santa Cruz Pet Poultry group. Find them online.

]]> By: briar http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-595 briar Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:06:47 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-595 Here's a link that talks about why hens' egg production may decrease. Maybe it will help. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/pnw/pnw565/ Here’s a link that talks about why hens’ egg production may decrease. Maybe it will help. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/pnw/pnw565/

]]> By: quaid http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-279 quaid Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:31:17 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-279 That's a great question. We used to have a clearer link on the side of the page, but that was the old site, and it looks like that clearness was ... muddied. For event reservations and replies, you can reach us at <a href="mailto:reservations@fairy-talefarm.com" rel="nofollow">reservations@fairy-talefarm.com</a>. We do have other email addresses, such as to the farmers, but we haven't discussed exposing them on the website. Regardless, I'll do a review with my wife and we'll update the site navigation with a contact page that has all this information. That’s a great question. We used to have a clearer link on the side of the page, but that was the old site, and it looks like that clearness was … muddied.
For event reservations and replies, you can reach us at reservations@fairy-talefarm.com.
We do have other email addresses, such as to the farmers, but we haven’t discussed exposing them on the website. Regardless, I’ll do a review with my wife and we’ll update the site navigation with a contact page that has all this information.

]]> By: Rose http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Rose Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:02:47 +0000 http://www.fairy-talefarm.com/?page_id=2#comment-67 Hello, do you have an email? Hello, do you have an email?

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