by Daisy | Oct 9, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
I’ve got a second video of Idee’s chicks on YouTube now. Obviously, they’re practically full grown now, but this one shows their first ventures beyond the fluffy underbelly of Mom. We ended up with six little poof balls. Two silver-laced...
by Daisy | Oct 3, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
When I decided to get hatching eggs, I knew the odds were against A. a full hatch, and B. all hens. As it turned out, we went 50% on the hatch: six out of twelve eggs hatched, and a little better than that on the male/female ratio: 4 hens, 2 cockerels. I gave away the...
by Daisy | Sep 8, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
I was so excited when I learned Chelsea Green was publishing a Top Bar Beekeeping book! Finally, a book on beekeeping dedicated specifically to us top bar folks! Well-written, comprehensive, and extremely helpful for the beginner and not-so-beginner alike, Top-Bar...
by Daisy | Sep 5, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
Daisy here again, emerging from my sabbatical to report on what’s going on in our garden here at the beginning of September. For the third time, I’ve seeded late season lettuce for a fall and winter crop. Hopefully this time the seeds will feel...
by Daisy | Sep 4, 2012 | Conversation, Fencepost
I’ve been absent without leave for way longer than I ever thought I would be. It’s so easy to let go and stop blogging when you have a wonderful co-blogger to pick up the slack. Like everyone else, I’ve been busy with this and that. Here’s my...
by Daisy | Jul 19, 2012 | Fencepost, Reviews
If you are a cheese scholar, you will already have this book on your wish list: Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and Its Place in Western Civilization, by Paul S. Kindstedt, professor of food science in the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the...
