21. Fruits & Nuts: Orchards Orchards with Companion Planting Orchards with Groundcover Orchards with Diverse Species Delicious Crops
22. Livestock: Chickens Provide: - meat, eggs, fertilizer, tilling, feathers, heat, pest control, consume food scraps Chicken Tractor Require: - food, water, light, land, shelter, roosting area Chicken Tractor: a cage without a bottom that moves chickens selectively around a yard to perform the above functions Chickens can be integrated into a greenhouse system to warm the space (BTU’s) Other poultry livestock to consider: turkeys, ducks, guinea hens
23. Livestock: Rabbits Provide: - meat, companionship, fur, manure Require: - food, water, bedding, shelter Urban Agriculture: many cities have zoning restrictions that limit chickens, goats, etc. but rabbits are typically a non-issue since they are considered “pets.” Rabbit Manure: considered “cold manure” because it can be directly applied to garden beds and will not burn plants. If not directly applied, it makes great food for red wiggler worms to compost. Placing worm bins under rabbit cages makes a good system for catching droppings and further decomposing