We wanted to host a fun little giveaway in celebration of crossing the 1,000 follower mark on our Facebook page. (A thousand followers? Can you believe it? Apparently there are more Kentuckians like us out there, we just didn’t know it!) We’ve put together a package of some of our favorite goods related to sustainable living. We think that you will love it.
First, we are giving away three of our favorite books:
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
The Seasons on Henry’s Farm: A Year of Food and Life on a Sustainable Farm by Terra Brockman
Bringing It to the Table: On Farming and Food by Wendell Berry
Also included in the package are subscriptions to two of our favorite sustainable living/homesteading magazines:
Countryside & Small Stock Journal
Lastly, just in time for your spring seed planting, we are giving away a $30 gift certificate to Baker Creek Seeds, a great supplier for organic and heirloom seeds.
Our entire giveaway package is valued at around $100 and it will go to one of our lucky readers. All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling us something you would like to read about here at Sustainable Kentucky. After you have done that, just let us know via the giveaway widget below. (We have to have your email address to notify you if you win. Rest assured that we won’t sell it or use it to sign you up for our emails. We hate spam as much as we hate chemicals, dishonest politicians, and yards without gardens!)
You can also earn additional entries by “liking” our Facebook page or following us on Twitter. Yes, it still counts if you already like us, just be sure to tell the widget that you do.
Good luck and we look forward to hearing from you!
I would like to learn more about windmills and how to utilize them. Also, any and all tips on how to keep insects away organically are welcome!
I’m interested in solar power (both small and large scale)
I would like to learn more about drying foods with a dehydrator.
I’d like to learn more about backyard livestock, in particular chickens, meat rabbits, and honeybees.
Preservation and fermentation, simple permaculture and aquaponics.
Since I’m kind of new to this zone, I would like to know what is the right thing to do to my rocky, clay soil to get the right nutrients for my vegetables without over-working the soil.
i would like to learn more about what other young and beginning farmers are doing in our state! also, more about permaculture and edible forest gardens that exist in kentucky! thank you!!!
I would love to learn more about Solar and any programs in Kentucky. All help on gardening in small areas and insect control is greatly appreciated.
I seem to keep finding myself with bigger eyes than stomach. Would love tips for subdivision backyard gardening – especially on trying to improve soil and grow organic from seed on a tight budget.
I want to learn more about raised bed gardening.
I would love some new recipes on cooking wild mushrooms. Also on the wineberry. What a great package you all put together!
Would love to learn more about year round gardening in cooler temps. Winter gardening and seed starting, specifically. Thanks!
I would love to read more about growing and using edible plants native to KY in our back yard, how to start new grapes vines from old stock and steps on how to get my city to allow chickens.
I would like to learn more about solar. I have a solar home but it needs some updating and I’m not sure where to turn. I would also like to know if I can revive my almost non~producing asparagus patch 🙁
things I’d like to know more about: 1)Drying foods in a dehydrator–esp. interested in drying blueberries! Had a flop last year.
2) Info on Wind energy (neighbor has a pinwheel that seems to be turning every time I look at it–makes me wonder if Clifton Heights could keep one of those corkscrew “turbines” spinning.)
3)Info on how to sharpen/maintain a reel mower.
4) info on sustainable products for storing leftovers (b/c I don’t think plastic is considered sustainable, is it?)
I would like to learn more about growing mushrooms, pruning fruit trees, and how to use solar energy to work a well pump.
I would love to know more about energy conservation and other sources of home energy like solar power.
I’m also new to this zone and would like to hear more about the seasonality of planting. And mushroom cultivation and KY wild foraging are always interesting topics. Maybe a plan to produce a foraging map for some of the urban cities (similar to the ones used in LA). Great site!!
I am very interested in learning anything about living off the grid. I have been wondering about water/wind/solar power and their applications in Ky. I’m not sure wind would work here in Ky, but I would be interested in finding out. A listing of low cost or no cost resources would be very helpful. I’ve been looking at the outdoor wood burners for heating my home and producing hot water, but I’m not sure how they work in the summertime. Thanks! I love sustainable!
I would love to read about raising poultry for eggs and meat. How to process your own birds or how to find a good processor. Anything about gardening, and canning, and small farm opportunities to be sustainable.
I would like to know how to develop a business plan to change part of a farm from row crops to something more conserving to the land. In other words, how to figure out what would be the best vegetable or livestock for a particular operation. I would like information on start-up expenses, website development information, marketing, development of the plan, and contacts of people who have done this. I would like this to be an actual business. Some ideas I would like to consider are specialty livestock and heirloom crops. So, is this feasible to grow to more than a hobby?
I would like to see more about raising chickens, solar energy, preserving and storing food by dehydration too.
I just discovered your website and would love to learn more about raised beds. Eventually, I would love to be able to grow the majority of my food. This will take a while but I guess I need to start somewhere! 🙂
I would like to know how I can better leverage my labor. I am not willing to exploit the work of others as a way to make my farm more productive. How do we build the family farm in an age were family is spread far and wide. I am looking for a community supported agriculture model, where the support also includes labor. Sharing in the harvest.