Camp Acres, Week 8
The chickens have moved permanently to a new home. The 12 of them are snug inside the coop at night (as it is only 0.7 square feet per chicken); however, […]
Chicken Program #2: Finished Tractor!
We made many different colors of paint (acrylic) available to girls aged 6-9 (and the helping CIT2’s). I didn’t know exactly what would happen in this mural of craziness, but […]
Chicken Program #1
So, last week, I featured the rabbit program. They are still majorly successful due to the cute, fuzzy factor. Well, what about the chickens? Today, I was going to do […]
Finished Tractor
Bloo and I finished the chicken tractor before lunch today. It is a beautiful masterpiece, even though some of the plywood got warped in the storm we had Tuesday night. […]
Chicken Tractor: Part 2
This entire thing is taking longer than I thought it would. This is because the CIT’s now are working hard on their shadowing (following various staff), so I had to […]
Counselors in Training Program 1: Chicken Tractor Building
So, we have some lovely chickens, which means it is time to build them a house at camp. I decided on building them a triangular chicken coop, with a nightly […]
Camp Acres! Week 7
After returning from Harvard/MIT, I had discovered that one of the chickens died during the storm that knocked out power. They did not have access to water, or light (to […]
Introducing Geoscibites!
Last week, I was at the Communicating Science Convention at Harvard/MIT University. I met around 50 people who were as active in outreach activities as I was! We had panels […]
Rosemary and Thyme Stuffed Rabbit
So, it is about time to eat little bunny. I wanted to BBQ the whole bunny on the grill, but, I didn’t have the capability to grill at my apartment […]
Bunny Program #1
This week, they are running an iCamp session with 18 girls. Each girl gets an ipad to photograph and document everything. We were going to head out and document and […]
Camp Acres… Week 6
As I previously stated, the experiment at apartment acres is now over because of smell, and North Carolina summer heat. However, the five rabbits, 13 chickens, and 8 button quail […]
Hasenpfeffer (Rabbit Stew)
This is a German dish. Rabbits are usually chunked and can be stewed in a crock put, but I don’t have one, so I made it curry style. Ingredients 2 […]
Rabbitylicious!
This is not a post for those with overly sensitive stomachs, or those who are offended by the idea that rabbits are pets and not food. Well, the rabbits are […]
Final Week at Apartment Acres
I don’t know if anyone had read my last post. But, because of the smell and humidity, the experiment at apartment acres is officially ending this week. I want to […]
Adventures in Muscovies
My dog loves to chase these ugly ducks around the apartment complexes at Lake Lynn (some idiot released theirs). So, I decided to give him a taste of the uglies. […]
Return to Wicked Chicken
Last Sunday (5/26), I went back to the Wicked Chicken Auction. I went majorly overboard… I brought home button quails, blonde and pharaoh quails, a fully grown Muscovy drake (14 […]
My Agronomy Program
I just submitted a grant proposal, and have another to finish by midnight tonight… Reinvest in the American Society of Agronomy. It is for $10,000 and is a Girl Scout […]
New Youth Development Programs on the Docket
These are the programs I am running this fall for the Girl Scout Council… excited much?!?! You know it _____________________________________________ Program 1: Citizen Science: Soil and Water Conservation in Action! […]
The Cost of Feeding Chickens
I already wrote this post for rabbits, but I needed to also analyse my chicken operation. Capital Investments 2 Feeders – 2 x $5.99 = $11.98 2 waterers – 2 […]
The Cost of Feeding Rabbits
I know this was a crazy idea to start with… 13 chickens and 2 rabbits for dog food. However, I need to do some cost/benefit style analysis (as a reference […]
DirtArtful 