Pick your pink and red flowers from redbud trees while they're blooming. I find that they have a light nutty and sweet flavor. You can sprinkle them over eggs, vegetables, buttered rolls/bread and salads. They're also nice on top of cupcakes and ...
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Can you spot the QUEEN bee?
I was happy to find the queen bee in one of our hives this week. She's very busy with her 3 jobs, which are: mate with drone bees (males), produce up to 1,000 eggs per day, and to form new colonies. ...
Tinker the Cow
During an early morning in late October, 2016 a baby was born. She was a very small Aubrac calf. Three weeks premature. Most Aubrac calves weigh between 80 to 95 pounds, yet she was around 35 pounds at birth. I was in love with her immediately. I ...
Log Grown Shiitake
In 9 to 12 months I will have a Shiitake mushroom, hopefully more than one. I expect our inoculated logs will grow more mushrooms that we can eat ourselves. The downside is that I'll have to wait for the spawn to colonize the logs in order for the ...
Make wine!
Last week we had days in the 70's and this week, 11 inches of snow. What's the best thing to do besides shoveling? Make wine; and that's exactly what I did. Well, sort of. I have a box kit and completed the initial steps a few weeks ago. Now it's ...