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Whether it's because I'm a redhead or the tasty natural sugars, I can't help but love eating potatoes. Boil 'em, fry them, or put them in a stew - and I'm all about the potatoes. Of course, once...
My family does lots of freeze-drying and dehydrating every year because we grow a huge garden. Both devices have definitely helped us store our food. But lately, I've been wondering if one device is...
Keeping livestock is a lot of fun, but it can get noisy. After all, animals make a lot of fun (and crazy) noises. Depending on where you live, it's important to know how to help keep them quiet, or...
Mushrooms are one of my favorite foods. They go with almost everything and they enhance so many wonderful flavors! Unfortunately, not everyone in my family likes the texture of mushrooms, so I've...
We've loved having chickens in our backyard. But we've wondered about their diets and if we could take things to the next level - while also giving our chickens a much more natural and sustainable...
Exactly How Noisy Are Chickens? A 12-Month Chicken Sound Diary
When one of my friends first learned that we had chickens, she was equal parts excited (about scoring some fresh eggs) and worried (that chickens were a hot, noisy mess of an egg-laying pet. I knew...