February 2010

Backyard Chicken Neighborhood PR

Barnyard

Information is good. It clears up misunderstandings, calms fears, and promotes harmony. I put together a pdf, a one-page handout for urban and suburban chickeners to give to their neighbors along with that goodwill basket of eggs/goodies: Printable Neighbor Handout It gives an overview of the reasons we love our birds and answers some of [...]

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Must-Own Children’s Booklist

Homeschooling

I don’t know about you, but I don’t really enjoy reading lame-o literature to my children.  I LOVE reading the GOOD stuff, though.  In the whirlpool of the “At least they’re reading!” market, it’s now getting really hard to remember what quality children’s literature looks like. So this is my list. It’s not a list [...]

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Homeschooling for Beans

Homeschooling

I get asked a lot if homeschooling costs much.  It depends on your style. If you want to do the ‘school at home’ style or ‘buy the packaged curriculum style’ then YES.  It can be QUITE expensive if you’re not careful. But I use a ‘living books’ method.  I would say a Charlotte Mason Method, [...]

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