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Backyard Chicken Eggs and Salmonella

I was ready to write a quick post about how you shouldn’t necessarily be motivated by fear a Salmonella bacteria outbreak to switch over from eating factory to free ranged eggs.  I was going to describe all the great benefits including the lower cholesterol, higher omega 3 fatty acids, and lower saturated fats you can enjoy [...]

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Stewed Chicken with Tomatoes

Dear chickens,

I know our tomatoes are delicious.  Or rather, I would know, if you didn’t keep hen-pecking them before they are fully ripe.

Gardeners should never count their eggs before they hatch with regards to tomatoes, and I did initially believe the dogs or squirrels were stealing the fruit.  I was walking on eggshells waiting to witness [...]

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Summer in Full Swing!

Summer is running away with my sanity, I think.

I still haven’t recovered from waking every day at dawn on the canoe trip, so I’m lacking sleep.  There are so many events, activities, plans, and parties that I can barely keep up with myself.  In fact, I’m writing this post on OSU campus in a short break [...]

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Goodbye Hounds and Kitchen, Hello Canadian Wilderness!

We’re off on our adventure to Canada.  The car is full of food, gear, and toys.  Guest posts are scheduled and ready to keep you entertained for the week. Tune in Sunday for our 19 person paddling meal plan.

We ate our ‘last meal’ tonight, a frittata of backyard chicken eggs with homegrown tomatoes, green beans, garlic, [...]

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Raising Children with Chickens

There is no doubt that the true chicken keeper of our family is four and a half year old Lillian.

She named the chickens and feeds them scraps. She takes them on bike rides and returns them to the coop after free ranging in the yard.

Lil recently petitioned to be in charge of collecting eggs.  This is [...]

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