Juicing seems to be all the rage these days. If I am honest, I can get behind drinking some delicious-and-oh-so-good-for-me juice from time to time…but I’m not quite sure it’s all I could do to sustain myself for an extended period of time. Actually, I’m positive I couldn’t do it! All juice, all the time? No way! Anyhow, last weekend…
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MATERIALS: A sturdy paper plate, paper, crayons or markers, scissors, yarn or string, a stapler or tape TIME FRAME: 30 – 60 minutes PROCEDURE: Draw a spiral on your paper plate and cut along the line you drew Decorate your paper plate however you like using your crayons or markers On your paper, draw and cut out: a leaf with…
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What do you get when you keep your own chickens? Sweet imperfections and great diversity. Extra calcium (deposits) included. I find that, despite keeping backyard laying hens for the past few years, I am continually amazed by how beautiful and how different each individual egg is. The colors, the shapes, the funkiness of the occasional egg simply amaze me. And…
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Happy Monday everyone! Small (as in teeny tiny) harvests are still harvests right? Yeah…it’s that time of year again! But hey, at least there’s some color involved, right? 😉 Harvest totals for the week: Mint = 2 oz Radishes (Easter Egg) = 5 oz Strawberries = 2 oz Tomatoes (2 Yellow Taxi) = 7 oz Eggs = 75 Hope you have…
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Alright, it’s Time to Make a (Meal) Plan!
Meal Planning has always been one of those things that we are really good at for a while, but then tend to slip up and get really bad at it for a while (read; eat out often and spend ridiculous amounts of money on random food items) before getting organized and smart about it all again. It’s a nasty, silly,…
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Broody No More?
After several weeks of battling our broody Australorp and about a week and a half in solitary confinement, I think we’re in the clear! The laying of eggs (being a telltale sign that a chicken has forgotten her broodiness) began about a week ago. After a few days and a few more eggs, we decided to move our latest Broody…
