by Daisy | Mar 31, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
As we remarked in, I think chapter one of our book, the town of Mouscron, Belgium, adopted a chicken solution to their household waste problem. It’s happened again, this time in France. Officials in the town of Pince, population 200, a village in northwestern...
by Daisy | Mar 27, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
The edible cover crop I planted last winter has exceeded expectations in terms of . . . AAAAGH!!! WE’RE COVERED IN PEAS!!! Peas, peas, and yes, peas. Fava beans, biomaster peas, yellow peas, and sugar snap peas. Is there such a thing as a 150% germination rate?...
by Daisy | Mar 20, 2012 | Canned, Dried, Frozen
The title of this post sounds like I’m telling someone to get over it, and while I do have reason to say words to that effect on a regular basis (she said nyah nyah to me!, she wooked at me!), I did literally make hard cheese for the first time this week. I...
by Daisy | Mar 18, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
As legends go, the ancient ones have modern legends beat to shreds. Today, we hear swallowing Pop Rocks will kill you, Mr. Rogers was a SEAL, and you can balance a broom on the equinox. By comparison, in ancient times, to name one example, the legendary...
by Daisy | Mar 13, 2012 | Main Dishes, Recipes, Snacks & Sides
Thanks to the many, delicious responses to my plea for ways to prepare the huge basket of turnips I harvested, I have a great selection now. I didn’t want to hog them all to myself, though, especially since many of the suggestions came direct to email instead of...
