Ultimate Recycling
Many people define recycling as sorting things into labeled bins and then carting them off to the recycle center. My definition, like that of most country folks, is to keep using things until there’s nothing left to recycle.
View from My Window
The view from my window is ever changing. I don’t mean just the seasonal changes that ice up our little backyard pond, then lace it with daffodils, then overwhelm the banks with grass that needs mowing. The changes I refer...
How I Got Into Raising Chickens
Before chicken keeping became a craze, and the oddball is now the person who doesn’t have chickens, people often asked me how I got into raising chickens. The major influence was my maternal grandmother, who kept a flock of Rhode...
How to Make Compost
Some people seem to believe making compost involves some secret, trick, or magic formula. Actually, it’s as easy as creating a pile from whatever comes out of your kitchen, garden, and barn.
Chicken Florentine for Two
Chicken Florentine is the perfect dish to serve someone who otherwise hates spinach, kale, chard and other greens. And for those who don’t eat chicken, it’s equally good without it.
Tale of Two Roosters Fighting — And Then There Was One
If I hadn’t arrived in time to witness the event, I would never have known how my Marans rooster died.