by Daisy | Jan 17, 2014 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
We’ve been very excited by the response to the call for participants in our Prep-Along. So far we’ve had about 110 to join, which we think is very cool. For those of you who are still thinking about it, feel free to join in at any time in the process. ...
by Ivory Soap | Jan 13, 2014 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
The past week of water contamination emergencies and burst pipes in my area due to winter storms has inspired a weird idea. How about . . . A Prep-Along! Not that this is anyone’s view of a good time, but it’s something we should all do, at least on a...
by Daisy | Jul 18, 2012 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
When I first started my compost for this compost-along, things got real smelly real fast. I put so many activators in there my husband remarked it smelled like the circus was in town, IN our yard. He was right. It was rank. I’ve never had a stinky compost...
by Daisy | Jul 14, 2012 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
It was Day 21. THE day. It seemed like forever since I placed my order for hatching eggs, waited, got the package, waited another long day for them to “settle,” placed the eggs under a grumbling and growling Idee, and marked off 21 days on my calendar....
by Daisy | Jul 10, 2012 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
This week, turn your compost. This is WORK! Why are we doing this again?? To revisit why we are going to all this trouble, I thought we’d take a look at some of the benefits of composting to keep our spirits up. Composting: Conditions and improves soil...
by Daisy | Jul 8, 2012 | Fencepost, Work-Alongs
chart from Enchanted Learning All along, as we waited to see if we were going to have chicks, I had been checking chick growth charts to see what was (supposedly) going on inside those eggs. It was day 20, and I really had no idea if any of the eggs even had chickens...
