Spring is here as will soon be the need to mow your lawn. Big Box hardware and outdoor supply stores are boasting sales on noisy, gas-guzzling grass chopping behemoths. Have you ever considered a more natural alternative to a hearing-hampering,…
Our family has not really been one for pets and that’s mostly my fault. My mom was not a pet person and we were never allowed to have indoor pets. We took in stray cats and for a time…
Chicken Breed Considerations The other day when I was at the library the librarian noticed the topic of my books and mentioned she always thought it would be nice to have a few free ranging chickens in her back yard.…
To be fair, I’ve wanted to have chickens for egg laying for a long time. The interest was rekindled when my girls went to spend Memorial Day weekend with my parents while we worked on a surprise for them. During…
Before the Industrial Revolution the majority of families lived on farms and produced their own foods. They had their own cows, goats, sheep, pigs and chicken. They grew their own vegetable gardens. They had orchards. There was no such thing…
