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Long before I decided to keep chickens, one of my favorite hobbies was making random DIY projects – all the better if I could make them with salvaged parts & they were useful in my everyday life. Backyard farmers are a resourceful bunch so I feel like many of you are the same way. When …

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Are your chickens a bunch of free loaders? I know mine definitely don’t always earn their keep! So I was excited when I was given the opportunity to review Lisa Murano’s book “Making Money with Chickens: How to make up to 12K a year with just 15 chickens”. I just so happen to have 15 …

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When it comes to natural chicken keeping, Lisa Steele has made her way to the top of the flock.  A trusted name in the chicken keeping world, Lisa is the creator of the popular blog “Fresh Eggs Daily” and is a regular writer for many publications from “Backyard Poultry” to HGTVGardens.com.  As a 5th generation …

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For as long as man has pondered the wonders of the universe, we have wondered which has come first…..the chicken or the egg.  “Epic Eggs: The Poultry Enthusiast’s Complete and Essential Guide to the Most Perfect Food” will not answer that question.  But it is definitely the most epic & complete guide to everything egg …

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As a fellow chicken keeper & blogger, I was really excited to hear about Kathy Shea Mormino’s new book “The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens: Simple Steps for Healthy, Happy Hens”.  When given the opportunity to review her book, I was thrilled to check it out!  Now the same practical advice found on The Chicken …

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The internet is such an awesome resource – blogs, videos, professional resources, all at your finger tips to learn about any subject you want.  I was recently introduced to an invaluable resource for gardeners, both new and seasoned.  Rick Stone, the writer behind the popular gardening blog, OurStoneyAcres.com, has an awesome Online Gardening School!  Rick is …

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I have been gardening in some form or another for pretty much my entire adult life.  I have heard the term “permaculture” here and there but honestly it sounded pretty intimidating and expensive.  I never really looked into the concepts behind it because I had decided it was something only big scale farmers needed and …

Read More about “Permaculture for the Rest of Us, Abundant Living on Less Than an Acre” Book Review

I was recently so lucky to receive a review copy of “The Made from Scratch Life” by Melissa Norris.  This book is hard to categorize; on the one hand it has some really amazing recipes so it could be considered a down home, real food cookbook, some of those recipes are for homemade beauty/cleaning supplies so it …

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