End of Camp Acres
Another one of the baby Californians died this week. They had plenty of food and water, and were slowly added on to grass. I think we may have introduced them […]
Monthly Archives: July 2013
The Art of Finding a Mentor
This article of mine was featured in the July 2013 issue of the CSA News Magazine (Crops, Soil, and Agronomy professional society publication). Since this is geared only toward professionals […]
Bunny Love!
I think that my scale must have been broken when I did the first weigh in on the rabbits. (I have had nothing but issues with this digital scale). The […]
Spicy Chicken Burgers
So, I butchered two of my Rhode Island Reds, as they hit maturity. Because these birds are typically egg layers, they aren’t the crazy frankenchickens that can’t stand by the […]
Camp Acres – Week 13
After the incident of bunny heatstroke last week, baby bunny made it through a week of oppressive humidity and heat before succumbing. I was honestly crushed, since I was on […]
Spent Grain 2 hour Dutch Oven Bread
I was reading a lot about the artisan, no knead bread that the New York times made popular back in 2006. It turns out, that with a dutch oven, and […]
Earth and Water Pendant
This is my latest wire wrapping project. I made this necklace using Lapis Lazuli beads, and an Appling soil clod covered in modge podge. The external frame is made with […]
Lemon and Garlic Roasted Rabbit
Had company over last night so I could introduce the dogs to distractions. I also love to entertain, and make homemade things for my friends. So I decided to marinade […]
Make Your Own Soil Color Book
Soil comes in many different colors, including purple, white and green! This is a project I came up with, and will be testing it later this week for the first […]
Soil Horizon Cupcakes
I love soil, it is super important to a lot of basic life functions, and it very pretty!Soils generally have different horizons. The topsoil (A) contain a majority of the […]
Bunny Heatstroke
Yesterday, I nearly had a 5 week old bunny die of heat stroke! I put them outside in the shade to graze on grass, and escape the hot. stale air […]
My new Dog!
This is the brand new addition to my life. An Australian Cattle Dog rescue. His name is Banjo, and he was a private rehoming from a woman (and 9 month […]
Price of Building a Chicken Tractor
I am procrastinating on my dissertation… therefore, I decided to write a blog post on the cost of making the chicken tractor, as requested. This isn’t a design plan, because […]
Return to Wicked Chicken – 7/7
Well, the rabbit cages have relocated to the horsebarns as of last week, even though most of the inhabitants had been eaten. So, this prompted a return visit to Wicked […]
Rabbit and Chorizo Burgers
When I was at the agility trial this last weekend in Fredericksburg, VA, we went out to an Irish Pub downtown. I got a pork and chorizo burger, covered in […]
Kansas City BBQ’d Rabbit
These bunnies were difficult to kill. They were my pets, they had names, and provided hours and hours of joy to the girls. I really got to see their personality, […]
Camp Acres – Week 9 and 10
So, I have had back to back weekends with Agility Trials, so I haven’t gotten to update as planned. Every year at camp, the state health inspector comes. My boss […]
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