ANRA:Lecture:Acidic farmlands

2006-08-27T08:34:06Z

Mhog'ar:

ANRA:Lecture:Farming techniques - an overview

2006-08-04T13:29:20Z

Mhog'ar:

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==Farming techniques - an overview==
I'd like to welcome you all to this lecture about farming techniques. This lecture gives an overview of the farming techniques and other lectures will give a more in depth information about the various farming techniques. If you have questions dont hesitate to ask them, but I may have refer you to other lectures. I would like to talk about the following farming techiques: [[ANRA:Lecture:Crop rotation|crop rotation]], [[ANRA:Lecture:Fertalizer|fertalizing]] and [[ANRA:Lecture:Acidic farmlands|acidic soil]]. But first of all let me tell you a bit about why all these techniques are needed. 
If you look around [[The Village of Blandenberg|Blandenburg]] and [[M'Chek]] you can see that the soil is very dry and looks more like a desert then farmland. In the years past these lands have been used to feed a lot a people with wheat, corn, milk and meat. And when the land could not support the intense farming anymore, people moved on to new places to farm the same way again.
As you may well know the soil has no more nutrition left for the plant to grow. We looked at this and came up with two ways to help the soil: fertalizing and crop rotation. 
With fertalizing you add nutrition to the soil again and you can do this in various ways. One way is to use dung of the animals and another way is to use leftovers of plants. Collect the dung and plants in separate heaps during the year. It might be best to make the dung heap at the edges of town or even out of town to minimize the annoyance for the citizens of the town. The dried dung and decayed plants have to be spread on the land before planting a new crop and plowed under. But watch the amounts too much and too little isnt good. More of fertalizing and the detailed ins and outs in the separate lecture. 
What we also found out is that different plants us different nutrition from the soil. And that plants also give nutrition back to the soil. So you can see that plating the same plants over and over again on the same piece of land makes it unusable after a certain amount of crops. But if you plant one plant this year and another plant the next that dont need the same nutrition and give the needed nutrition back to the soil for the other plant you save the soil. This process of growing different plants on the same field year each year is called crop rotation. Crop rotation has more advantages, but more on that in the separate lecture. 
Here in [[The Village of Blandenberg|Blandenburg]] there is some added problem acidic grounds. We are still working on this. The ideas are good, but we have to test them in practice. So I cant tell you any definite way how to get rid of acidic ground at the moment. But I hope that [[Guild:ANRA|ANRA]] can tell you more about it in the near future. 
I hope this lecture gave you ideas about how to manage your lands in the future. 
 
Mhog'ar 
 
== Related Links:==
* [[ANRA:Lecture notes|ANRA Lecture notes]]

Guild:ANRA

2006-08-04T13:28:02Z

Mhog'ar: /* Related links: */

= '''Academy of Natural Resources and Agriculture (ANRA)''' =

[[Image:ANRA-logo-sm.jpg|Sigil of ANRA]]

'''Alignment:'''
Any alignment is acceptable.

'''Classes:''' 
Any class is acceptable. We are especially interested in druids, rangers, bards, mages, clerics and crafters of all kinds.

'''Races:''' 
Any race is acceptable.

'''Base of operations:''' 
Current base of operations is in [[The Village of Blandenberg]]. The Academy is building the main building in Blandenberg, and possibly a presence in [[Visimontium]] as well. Buildings are under construction. 
'''DM Sponsor:''' 
[[User:Gurky_Bogglewig|Gurky Bogglewig]]

'''How to contact us:''' 
The current Headmistress is [[PCs:Vandor, Rika|Rika Vandor]]—At this time, characters can contact the guild by "leaving a message at the Temple of [[Cha%27reth]] in [[Zvidureth]], addressed to Rika" ([http://www.avlis.org/privmsg.php?mode=post&u=9422 PM Tygermoon]). There will be a Director of Relations, and when that office is filled, the information will be posted here. We are currently seeking active membership. (Get in on the ground floor of something great!)

'''What we do:''' 
The Academy is a neutral and unaffiliated '''school''' dedicated to education regarding agriculture (farming, animal husbandry) and management of natural resources (conservation, land management). The Academy’s purpose is to provide education, research, and remediation services to the world of Avlis in the broad areas of natural resources management and agriculture, with the intention of eliminating and preventing famine, promoting balance between population and land, relieve suffering through the discovery, teaching, and application of knowledge, and improve standards of living across all of Avlis.

Think of it as cross between a vocational school and a community college in a rural farming area.

Our goals are teaching better farming techniques, researching new methods of agriculture and new varieties of plants for food crops, teaching land management and soil improvement and forestry management, and teaching animal husbandry.

'''What to expect:''' 
Lots of role play, crafting, and research. We are currently involved in several major happenings in southern Avlis, including the events surrounding [[The Village of Blandenberg|Blandenberg]]. There is the possibility of activities in [[Visimontium]], as well (this is in process). We need folks who like to RP, write, and are interested in invention, and working on long term projects and plots. There is also a good guild to get involved in if your active IG play time is limited, as a lot of what we do right now is scheduled, and much can be done on the boards or through PM’s. As membership grows, more things will happen.

'''Restriction:''' 
Our major restriction is that players realize that this is an organization that is dedicated to improving the lives of people across Avlis, through teaching and research. So, lots of role-play, a lot of quests and research, and defense of those who are doing so.

'''Recent Activities:''' 
Sucessfully reviving nexus points throughout [[M'Chek]], reviving and strengthening the M'Chek/[[Mikona]] lifestone(s). This took many months, and created alliances with several groups for ANRA, including the [[Guild:Shemathen|Shemathen Le'yeritath]], the [[Guild:Mikon%27s_Council_of_Balance|Council of Balance]], the [[Guild:_M%27Chekian_Army|Blackhawks]], and others. Work is beginning for improving the farming plots within [[The Village of Blandenberg]] itself, and expanding outward into the [[Blandenberg Protectorate|Protectorate]] from there.

== Related links: ==

* [[Guilds:by_type|Types of Guilds]]
* [[Mikona:Recent Events]]
* [[ANRA:Lecture notes|ANRA Lecture notes]]

[[Category:Guilds|ANRA]]

ANRA:Lecture:Farming techniques - an overview

2006-08-04T13:27:15Z

Mhog'ar: /* Farming techniques - an overview */

ANRA:Lecture:Farming techniques - an overview

2006-08-04T13:23:24Z

Mhog'ar:

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==Farming techniques - an overview==
I'd like to welcome you all to this lecture about farming techniques. This lecture gives an overview of the farming techniques and other lectures will give a more in depth information about the various farming techniques. If you have questions dont hesitate to ask them, but I may have refer you to other lectures. I would like to talk about the following farming techiques: crop rotation, fertalizing and acidic soil. But first of all let me tell you a bit about why all these techniques are needed. 
If you look around [[The Village of Blandenberg|Blandenburg]] and [[M'Chek]] you can see that the soil is very dry and looks more like a desert then farmland. In the years past these lands have been used to feed a lot a people with wheat, corn, milk and meat. And when the land could not support the intense farming anymore, people moved on to new places to farm the same way again.
As you may well know the soil has no more nutrition left for the plant to grow. We looked at this and came up with two ways to help the soil: fertalizing and crop rotation. 
With fertalizing you add nutrition to the soil again and you can do this in various ways. One way is to use dung of the animals and another way is to use leftovers of plants. Collect the dung and plants in separate heaps during the year. It might be best to make the dung heap at the edges of town or even out of town to minimize the annoyance for the citizens of the town. The dried dung and decayed plants have to be spread on the land before planting a new crop and plowed under. But watch the amounts too much and too little isnt good. More of fertalizing and the detailed ins and outs in the separate lecture. 
What we also found out is that different plants us different nutrition from the soil. And that plants also give nutrition back to the soil. So you can see that plating the same plants over and over again on the same piece of land makes it unusable after a certain amount of crops. But if you plant one plant this year and another plant the next that dont need the same nutrition and give the needed nutrition back to the soil for the other plant you save the soil. This process of growing different plants on the same field year each year is called crop rotation. Crop rotation has more advantages, but more on that in the separate lecture. 
Here in Blandenburg there is some added problem acidic grounds. We are still working on this. The ideas are good, but we have to test them in practice. So I cant tell you any definite way how to get rid of acidic ground at the moment. But I hope that [[Guild:ANRA|ANRA]] can tell you more about it in the near future. 
I hope this lecture gave you ideas about how to manage your lands in the future. 
 
Mhog'ar

ANRA:Lecture:Farming techniques - an overview

2006-08-04T13:13:35Z

Mhog'ar:

{|
==Farming techniques - an overview==
I'd like to welcome you all to this lecture about farming techniques. This lecture gives an overview of the farming techniques and other lectures will give a more in depth information about the various farming techniques. If you have questions dont hesitate to ask them, but I may have refer you to other lectures. I would like to talk about the following farming techiques: crop rotation, fertalizing and acidic soil. But first of all let me tell you a bit about why all these techniques are needed. 
If you look around Blandenburg and M'Chek you can see that the soil is very dry and looks more like a desert then farmland. In the years past these lands have been used to feed a lot a people with wheat, corn, milk and meat. And when the land could not support the intense farming anymore, people moved on to new places to farm the same way again.
As you may well know the soil has no more nutrition left for the plant to grow. We looked at this and came up with two ways to help the soil: fertalizing and crop rotation. 
With fertalizing you add nutrition to the soil again and you can do this in various ways. One way is to use dung of the animals and another way is to use leftovers of plants. Collect the dung and plants in separate heaps during the year. It might be best to make the dung heap at the edges of town or even out of town to minimize the annoyance for the citizens of the town. The dried dung and decayed plants have to be spread on the land before planting a new crop and plowed under. But watch the amounts too much and too little isnt good. More of fertalizing and the detailed ins and outs in the separate lecture. 
What we also found out is that different plants us different nutrition from the soil. And that plants also give nutrition back to the soil. So you can see that plating the same plants over and over again on the same piece of land makes it unusable after a certain amount of crops. But if you plant one plant this year and another plant the next that dont need the same nutrition and give the needed nutrition back to the soil for the other plant you save the soil. This process of growing different plants on the same field year each year is called crop rotation. Crop rotation has more advantages, but more on that in the separate lecture. 
Here in Blandenburg there is some added problem acidic grounds. We are still working on this. The ideas are good, but we have to test them in practice. So I cant tell you any definite way how to get rid of acidic ground at the moment. But I hope that ANRA can tell you more about it in the near future. 
I hope this lecture gave you ideas about how to manage your lands in the future. 
 
Mhog'ar

ANRA:Lecture:Farming techniques - an overview

2006-08-04T13:05:20Z

Mhog'ar:

{|
==Farming techniques - an overview==
I'd like to welcome you all to this lecture about farming techniques. This lecture gives an overview of the farming techniques and other lectures will give a more in depth information about the various farming techniques. I would like to talk about the following farming techiques: crop rotation, fertalizing and acidic soil. But first of all let me tell you a bit about why all these techniques are needed. 
If you look around Blandenburg and M'Chek you can see that the soil is very dry and looks more like a desert then farmland. In the years past these lands have been used to feed a lot a people with wheat, corn, milk and meat. And when the land could not support the intense farming anymore, people moved on to new places to farm the same way again.
As you may well know the soil has no more nutrition left for the plant to grow. We looked at this and came up with two ways to help the soil: fertalizing and crop rotation. 
With fertalizing you add nutrition to the soil again and you can do this in various ways. One way is to use dung of the animals and another way is to use leftovers of plants. Collect the dung and plants in separate heaps during the year. It might be best to make the dung heap at the edges of town or even out of town to minimize the annoyance for the citizens of the town. The dried dung and decayed plants have to be spread on the land before planting a new crop and plowed under. More of fertalizing and the detailed ins and outs in the separate lecture. 
What we also found out is that different plants us different nutrition from the soil. And that plants also give nutrition back to the soil. So you can see that plating the same plants over and over again on the same piece of land makes it unusable after a certain amount of crops. But if you plant one plant this year and another plant the next that dont need the same nutrition and give the needed nutrition back to the soil for the other plant you save the soil. This process of growing different plants on the same field year each year is called crop rotation. Crop rotation has more advantages, but more on that in the separate lecture. 

<to be continued>

2006-08-04T08:25:57Z

Mhog'ar: /* Related links: */

ANRA:Lecture notes

2006-08-04T08:25:09Z

Mhog'ar:

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==Lecture notes==
[[ANRA:Lecture:Farming techniques - an overview|Farming techniques - an overview]]
|}

Guild:ANRA

2006-08-04T08:21:24Z

Mhog'ar:

User:Mhog'ar

2006-07-27T12:05:18Z

Mhog'ar:

==Mr Fuzzy==
 
t.b.d. 
 
==The collection of kitty pictures==
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==Something stupid as alignment==
 
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But according to Elong and when there is beer involved:
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[[Category:Player|Mhog'ar]]

File:Elongpettingacat.gif

2006-07-27T12:02:21Z

Mhog'ar:

User:Mhog'ar

2006-07-27T11:31:02Z

Mhog'ar:

User:Mhog'ar

2006-07-27T11:25:48Z

Mhog'ar:

==Mr Fuzzy==

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<tr><td collspan=3>The collection of kitty pictures</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Image:Kittywithmg.gif]]</td><td>[[Image:Kittyaftertail.gif]] </td><td> </td></tr>
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{{Template:User_Good}}
 
But according to Elong and when there is beer involved:
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File:Kittyaftertail.gif

2006-07-27T11:22:00Z

Mhog'ar:

File:Kittywithmg.gif

2006-07-27T11:20:12Z

Mhog'ar:

Mhog'ar:

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== Mhog'ar ==
Great Mage of Relations of the [[Guild:IvoryOrder |Ivory Order of the Sun]], 
Officer of [[Le%27Megen_T%27Elysia | Le'Megen T'Elysia]], 
Member of the [[Guild:PrideoftheSouthlands|Pride of the Southlands]], 
Director of [[Guild:ANRA|ANRA]], 
Master at the [[Guild:AKN|AKN]] and 
Senior Partner of H.E.A.L.
[[Image:Mhog\'ar.jpg]]
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== Background ==
As he tells most the tale how he became a mage, when he is not late for a meeting... In his youth he got the standard training in his pride in [[Drotid|Drotid]]: learning to fight. He has to admit that he could keep up with most all cubs by dancing around their axes and blades. But they all knew his weakness and waited and kept deflecting his blows with ease. Because in the end they all knew that his stamina would run out and they would get him. Mhog'ar still has the scars to show for it. He usually says "I stank at fighting". 
The pride elders feeling sorry for him tried to find something he was better at. The local shaman of the pride took him under his wing and taught him the basics of casting. Being eager and much better at it then fighting the shaman realised soon that he had to send Mhog'ar off to [[Le'Or_T'Nanshi|Le'Or T'Nanshi]] so that the [[Elf|elves]] could teach him more of magics. So Mhog'ar left the pride at the age of 8. 
After having spend only a few months in Le'Or he left for [[Elysia|Elysia]] where he ran into Aria, who helped him to grow, saved him a few times and taught him a lot. She later introduced him into the old [[Guild:IvoryOrder |Ivory Order of the Sun]]. Mhog'ar is now the great mage of relations of the new Ivory Order of the Sun after having been the senior mage of [[Ferrell|Ferrell]] for a few years.
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[[Category:PCs|Mhog'ar]]

2006-07-25T15:13:24Z

Mhog'ar:

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== Mhog'ar ==
Great Mage of Relations of the [[Guild:IvoryOrder |Ivory Order of the Sun]], 
Officer of [[Le%27Megen_T%27Elysia | Le'Megen T'Elysia]], 
Member of the [[Guild:PrideoftheSouthlands|Pride of the Southlands]], 
Director of [[Guild:ANRA|ANRA]], 
Master at the [[Guild:AKN|AKN]] and Senior Partner of H.E.A.L.
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== Background ==
As he tells most the tale how he became a mage, when he is not late for a meeting... In his youth he got the standard training in his pride in [[Drotid|Drotid]]: learning to fight. He has to admit that he could keep up with most all cubs by dancing around their axes and blades. But they all knew his weakness and waited and kept deflecting his blows with ease. Because in the end they all knew that his stamina would run out and they would get him. Mhog'ar still has the scars to show for it. He usually says "I stank at fighting".

The pride elders feeling sorry for him tried to find something he was better at. The local shaman of the pride took him under his wing and taught him the basics of casting. Being eager and much better at it then fighting the shaman realised soon that he had to send Mhog'ar off to [[Le'Or_T'Nanshi|Le'Or T'Nanshi]] so that the [[Elf|elves]] could teach him more of magics. So Mhog'ar left the pride at the age of 8.

<to be continued>
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[[Category:PCs|Mhog'ar]]