Ruth Haldeman moved to rural Hot Springs, Ark., in 2002 and promptly took in a couple of orphan chicks. She soon discovered chickens poop–a lot. According to Entrepreneur.com, in the interest of keeping her house relatively clean, Haldeman broke out her sewing machine and designed a roomy cloth diaper with a disposable liner. As time […]
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Student ingenuity at finding jobs has created some interesting enterprises tapping into the Hamilton market. The Hamilton Spectator reports that the 15 successful local candidates of the 2010 Ontario Summer Company program have businesses ranging from organic garlic growing to autism intervention for parents. Robin Hallett, a McMaster University PhD biochemistry student, had a vegetable
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With CompostNow you can home compost, without composting at home. Members receive a small bin to keep in your kitchen or on your back porch. Fill it with all you organic waste. This includes all food waste, paper products, and anything else compostable. As a CompostNow member, you are entitled to receive the final results
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WSJ: Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has long sold weed killer. Now, it’s hoping to help people grow killer weed. In an unlikely move for the head of a major company, Scotts Chief Executive Jim Hagedorn said he is exploring targeting medical marijuana as well as other niches to help boost sales at his lawn and garden
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Dowser: Six hundred million subsistence farmers lack irrigation water leaving them locked in poverty. A full third of the world’s population suffers from water scarcity. Without access to affordable water-efficient irrigation, small-plot farmers are unable to grow crops during much of the year. And without marketable produce, already meager incomes decline, and farmers can become
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The Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic is now selling elephant dung to their visitors as an unusual souvenir that can also be used to fertilize garden plants: “I believe that garden owners will appreciate our new item on sale,” zoo director Miroslav Bobek said. Each of the Prague zoo’s three elephants daily consumes about
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It started as a joke when Jennifer Murtoff of Oak Park, Ill. printed up 150 business cards that identified her as an Urban Chicken Consultant. She had no real intention of turning her lifelong poultry passion into an entrepreneurial pursuit. WalletPop reports that it turns out that beyond the Chicago prairie, urban chicken coops are
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Edward Linacre, a student at Melbourne, Australia’s Swinburne University. has won this year’s James Dyson Award, with his “Airdrop Irrigation” system. The system harvest water from the air and delivers it directly to the roots of plants by mimicking a trick from the Namib beetle. Minute water droplets from the fog gather on its wings;
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How much would you pay for a box of tea-bag-like pouches filled with dried cow manure? According to Inc.com, lots of people are forking over $21.95 for a packet of nine such bags, made by Authentic Haven Brand in San Juan Capistrano, California. The product is the idea of Annie Haven, who grew up on
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It is relatively safe to say that many people do not have a natural talent for gardening. However, Sue Goetz does. Like many entrepreneurs before her, Sue took advantage of her talent and found a way to make money through it. According to Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal, she is a garden designer, coach, garden writer,
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