Chicken Check
Posted on February 18, 2010 - Filed Under Activism, chickens, cooking, diet, food safety, ick!, this sucks! | Leave a Comment
I have not eaten any commercially produced chicken product since the line was drawn (in my mind) in October 2009. Nothing. Nada. Tempted? No. The only chicken that has been in my mouth came from our backyard. Shhh, don’t tell them. And be careful what you say around Jett! I have, however, continued to eat [...]
Read More..>>The Gospel According to Chicken (yeah, it’s a lil preachy)
Posted on November 15, 2009 - Filed Under Activism, animals, birds, chickens, food safety, ick!, nutrition, ridiculous city girl | 1 Comment
This morning I woke up to the smell of stewing chicken. It drifted through the house, all the way back to the bedroom, and permeated my dreams until I woke thinking “what is that smell”? Honestly, it didn’t smell that good so early in the morning. I thought someone farted. Since [...]
Read More..>>Hoe there girl
Posted on March 14, 2009 - Filed Under Activism, farm maintenance, food safety, grass, neighbors, pests, planting, plows, seeds, tractor, vegetables | 1 Comment
After my hectic morning yesterday, I decided to spend the afternoon in the relative safety of the pasture garden-to-be. Our neighbor came over the other day and harrowed the area for us to help get the clumps of grass and weeds somewhat under control so there is room for the plants we prefer to [...]
Read More..>>Probably too much information
Posted on February 21, 2009 - Filed Under animals, compost, donkey, farm maintenance, fertilizer, food safety, goats, horse, ick!, manure, pasture, vegetables, weather | Leave a Comment
Oh today was a lovely day filled with cool, but not cold, temperatures; clear blue skies; no pestering bugs; birds singing. So how did I spend it? Shoveling sh*t. Sorry, I suppose I could have used a “nicer” word (I do consider myself a G-rated site), but when it comes down to [...]
Read More..>>Buy, sell, trade.
Posted on June 14, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, food safety, green market, herbs, pet food, products, vegetables, zucchini | Leave a Comment
We finally made it to our first Green Market of the year. There are quite a few more vendors this year and more market opportunities as well. There is now a weekly market downtown every Thursday from 11-2. And the usual 2nd Saturday market in the mornings April – November. It’s nice [...]
Read More..>>Frankenfoods: they’re coming to get you. Aaargh!
Posted on May 22, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, food safety, green market, nutrition | Leave a Comment
53%: Percentage of polled Americans who say they won’t buy food that has ingredients from genetically engineered (GE) plants.
65%: Actual percentage of products on grocery store shelves that contain unlabeled GE ingredients (usually soy or corn derived).
90%: Portion of U.S. grown soybeans that are genetically engineered.
99%: Estimated likelihood that the U.S. [...]
Yes, I can…can can
Posted on September 7, 2007 - Filed Under canning, food safety, pears | Leave a Comment
Okay, as long as no one dies from botulism, I’m really enjoying the canning process so far. It’s very time consuming, but very addictive. Today, I spent 6 hours (!) making and canning Old Fashion Pear Ginger Marmalade and Pear Butter Infused with Rosemary and Vanilla Bean. I have 16 half-pint jars canned. The marmalade [...]
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