Monthly Archives: November 2009
The Great Colonel Sanders Lookalike Contest
Every now and then we give the chickens a generous helping of cottage cheese to ensure that they’re getting enough calcium to make good, strong eggshells. This usually instigates a riot in the coop. They love the stuff and just … Continue reading
Filed under Flockkeeping
“Even girls can be farmers?”
One little girl asked, “So this is a farm?” I said, “Well, it has gardens and animals that are living and growing and giving us food, so I think it counts as a farm, even in the city.” Then she asked, “Even girls can be farmers?” Continue reading
Filed under Community and Citizenship, Feasting, Flockkeeping, Gardening, Putting Up
Squirrels: Just want to have fun?
What I needed was an SDI for my garden. Continue reading
Filed under Gardening
Starting with what you have: homemade pizza
One Sunday jammer said, “It was so deliciously beyond mere pizza . . . mmmmm.” Continue reading
Filed under Community and Citizenship, Feasting
Blow up yer TV, throw away yer paper, go to the . . . city?
Can the principles of urban homesteading apply in places like Mumbai? Are the ideals that Foxfire represented to me, those notions of “plain living,” not only possible but even environmentally preferable in an urban setting?
Filed under Community and Citizenship
Starting with what you have
Instead of thinking, Now, what do I want to take to the Sunday jam tonight?, I started with what I had: tomatillos that were going to rot if I didn’t use them, the last red tomatoes of the year, jalapeños, garlic, onion. Continue reading
Filed under Community and Citizenship, Feasting
