Agriculture
Pursue a Career in Agri-business
The Agriculture program promotes and create jobs in Agri-business, teaching the intricacies of producing healthy NON-GMO food, making food products, and making a living in the farming industry. Residents in underserved areas will have the opportunity to learn best practices as they participate in programs about planting, nurturing, making soil, and maintaining their land; providing healthier alternatives to underserved communities.
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Save on Grocery Expenses
Tough economic conditions is pushing up the prices of groceries, which include vegetables, flowers and fruits. Greenhouse gardening will provide you and your family with consistent supply of fruits, vegetables and flowers and the best about this is that you have the control of planting what you want all year round. Read More at Sunday Gardener http://www.sundaygardener.net/10-greenhouse-gardening-benefits/
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Beekeeping -Why raise bees?
Raw honey is not only a great sweetener, but it has many wonderful Anti-Bacterial, Anti-Viral, and Anti-Fungal Substances. It’s been used as a potent healing agent for thousands of years and has recently been scientifically proven to treat a wide variety of ailments, wounds and burns. Because of its chemical makeup, honey is a great long-term food storage item that can easily be preserved for decades. Read More at Off Grid Survival http://offgridsurvival.com/beekeeping/
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Animal Husbandry
Animal husbandry helps us in providing proper feed, proper shelter and protection against diseases to the domestic animals. Thus, animal husbandry helps in proper management of the domestic animals.http://www.preservearticles.com/201012312132/the-advantages-of-animal-husbandry.html
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Carpentry - Self Employment
One of the most relevant facts about carpentry is that of the 901,200 carpenters employed in 2012, most worked in the construction industry, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Carpentry includes cutting, shaping, installing and constructing buildings, furniture and other wood structures, such as stairways and rafters.Read more at ask.com
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Benefits of Solar Energy
The main benefit of solar energy is that it does not produce any pollutants and is one of the cleanest source of energy. It is a renewable source of energy, requires low maintenance and are easy to install. The only limitation that solar energy possess is that it cannot be used at night and amount of sunlight that is received on earth is depends on location, time of day, time of year, and weather conditions.
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Aquaponics
The fish waste provides an organic food source for the growing plants and the plants provide a natural filter for the water the fish live in. The third participants are the microbes (nitrifying bacteria) and composting red worms that thrive in the growing media. Read more at The Aquaponics Source http://theaquaponicsource.com/what-is-aquaponics/