Monthly Archives: June 2010

“I don’t believe I said.” (or, “The Southern Urban Forager, Part the Third”)

My dad is more than happy to tell you the story of the eighteen-inch wild brown trout he caught during the green drake hatch. He delights in talking about the beautiful but apparently untouched pool he spotted on the last … Continue reading

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The Southern Urban Homesteader Takes A Very Slow Road Trip

Flannery O’Connor was a passionate keeper of chickens, ducks, and especially peafowl. This is one of the reasons I feel a particular affinity for this writer, and in her honor, we have a hen named Mary Flannery. Continue reading

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“Bok!” A Little Chicken Chat

I thought some of you, dear readers, might be interested in the chicken care questions that have come my way in the past several weeks. Continue reading

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