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Winter reading
Add another must have book to my list:One of our fellow gardeners gave us this book for Christmas. After I started reading, I found a highlighter to use. There are already notes in the margin. I can...
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(Early) spring cleaning
Being an urban farm has quite a few difference from your average hobby farm. Many are obvious (lack of a tractor for one) To thrive in a community that does not necessarily encourage such behavior,...
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Ooooo!That title sounds so ominous.It's not ominous here, just, well, slow.The garden is planned for the most part. (there will always be a few last minute "Where the hell do I put these collard...
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Fodder
I really resent bagged feed.Buying those convenient pellets is just irritating. But since my friends stopped buying whole grain feed in bulk I have been at a loss for what to do.Fodder is all over...
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Yardwork
Hopefully spring is here to stay this time.It has been snowing and raining for the last 3 days with temperatures hovering around freezing at night. Happily none of the flowers, including the ones on...
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Hail protection?
Our own tent city The forecast says heavy hail so I spent a couple hours this morning preparing. I already lost 10 tomato and all the basil I had planted earlier this week. The rhubarb also looks...
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Fodder System - up and running
As I mentioned in February, we have been on a quest to cut ties with pellet feed. Hours were spent reading message boards and watching how to videosDifferent areas of the house were tried (an small...
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Lard
I have been cooking a lot with lard lately.I am very interested in not using shortening these days and butter does not always translate well. I have been making hashbrowns, frying eggs, and sauteing...
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All Hallows Eve
Halloween used to be my favorite holiday. Gathering a costume, going to a party & general shenanigans. Then with children it became all about the trick or treating. Watching the initial hesitant...
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Apples Apples Apples pt 1
The goal this year was to double the amount of apples we picked 2 years ago.In 2014 we picked from 3 trees all different. We made:6 batches of hard cider,10 frozen pie fillings,3 gallons of dried apple...
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Apples Apples Apples pt 2
Cider gurgling away in the pantryMost are pie filling, some frozen applesThere are 2 boxes in the freezerThere is also a layer next shelf up andin the deep freezerPantry shelf
View ArticleWhere we are now
We have the 7 year itch.I have noticed a trend in our marriage that about every 7 years or so our eyes start straying. We start thinking that maybe the grass really is greener on the other side. It's...
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1st snow
Path to the coopThe hens refused to go outside today. Well, one of the California whites ran down the path Chris shoveled, and promptly ran back in under the light, but their snow covered yard stayed...
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Philosophy and a new hen house
We seriously thought about getting goats. Mini Manchas to be specific. And towards that goal Chris laid a foundation to the right of the shop using landscape brick, urbanite and fill dirt we had on...
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Cthulhu Potatoes
Saved for seed from last year's harvest. After trimming off the growth I will chit them to plant in a couple weeks. Two shoeboxes in all. Red Pontiac, Kennebec Russet and Red Adirondack.
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Rabbit Sausage
I learned how to make sausage almost 20 years ago in the kitchen at La Rive Gauche in Seattle. It is a knowledge that I had not used since the closure of the small French Bistro.We used it today.But...
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In the Conservatory
I always saw the grow shops with their sample plants and thought it was really funny. Like someone would really use a tent for tomatoes when they could put them outside. Well, with annual hail storms...
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