I love cooking and preparing food with my oldest daughter, who just turned three. She loves to wash fruits and veggies, stir and mix, as well as add ingredients. Our favorite ingredient is what we call “the special ingredient,” also known as love. We rub the tips of our fingers together as if sprinkling [...]
Well that was unpleasant. I’m sure as you become more skilled at processing chickens the entire ordeal doesn’t bother you as much, but I’m still in the I-don’t-really-know-what-I’m-doing-stressed-out stage. Nevertheless, the deed is done and we now have three chickens in the freezer and our rooster-to-hen ratio is more acceptable to the ladies. Here’s a [...]
Our friend Tommy came over yesterday and used the grain mill to grind up some barley for his home-brew. I took the opportunity of having two free hands while the grinder / mill was in use to take some quick video for anyone who might be interested in getting one.
We don’t have much food to can. So far we’ve been limited to what nature provides without any help from ourselves. In our case, that includes apples, blueberries and blackberries.
Mr. Salatin is a personal hero of mine for many reasons and, although I don’t agree with his hardcore Libertarian ideology all of the time, I agree with it most of the time – which is more than I can say for most ‘hardcore ideologies’ these days.
A couple dozen big radishes and a bowl full of mixed greens. May 27, 2009. I was harvesting some root crops that were planted last year as early as January, but this is the First Harvest of the Year for things planted in 2009.
We believe that humankind has lost some important things in the march toward progress. That is not to say progress and simplicity are mutually exclusive. We believe we can have both, and this site catalogs our journey as we try to do exactly that.
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Tommy
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