"PS Linda, do you leave or remove the seeds?
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Janis Ahern commented on Torry's group 'Food Preservation'"Thanks so much Linda. Just what I needed. :)"
Janis Ahern commented on Torry's group 'Food Preservation'"thanks Stuart, I wondered about that. Do you have a recipe you follow? do you have to add pectin or do they have enough naturally. I grew up in Wy with crab apple jelly and choke cherry jam/jelly. Now I'm in the land of…"
Janis Ahern commented on Torry's group 'Food Preservation'"My blackberries are coming on strong and I'm home this year as I've retired from the airline business. I want to make preserves/jelly etc. I don't have a food mill but do have a mixer that I can buy an attachment for. Anyone…"
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Rhubarb Pie
"It's a great thing in the winter months because your home smells wonderful and it's warm. Rhubarb is a Springtime treat, but it only lasts a short time. Enjoy!"
Janis Ahern replied to Tabitha Farrar's discussion 'I want chickens! Am I crazy!?' in the group Backyard Chickens"I don't have a coop or hens yet, but my daughter does. Oly Organics. You might ask her. I do know that when I lived in Chicago I went to Harrison's Poultry in glenview, IL> for all of my poultry. We loved Capon, which…"
Janis Ahern replied to Tabitha Farrar's discussion 'I want chickens! Am I crazy!?' in the group Backyard Chickens"Does anyone know how it works when you are on a busy road. Our house is on one side and the barn on the other. Will they "cross the road" as it were?
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Janis Ahern replied to Erich Gottl's discussion 'Flat Eggs?' in the group Backyard Chickens"Eggs flat on one side? The shell? If the nest doesn't have litter/straw to cushion the egg, the egg will flatten as it lays on a hard surface...Eggs are warm and pliable at first, especially with young layers. Is there enough straw in this…"
Janis Ahern replied to Lizz's discussion 'Talk to me about chicken Poop and flies!' in the group Backyard Chickens"I talked to Shannon Ford who suggested the following:
Flys are a nuisance on occasion, but adding DE (diatimatious earth) to the litter and laying fresh straw helps.Eggs flat on one side? The shell? If the nest doesn't have litter/straw to…"
Janis Ahern joined Pete and Izzy's Mom's group
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- What kind of HOMEGROWN are you?
- Earth Mama
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- Family Homesteaded WY -farming in my genes
- A bit about me:
- retired and live on a farm. We grow all the hay for a joint owned Red Deer farm. We have cultivated black berries. We have rhubarb and a small vegetable garden. We work with the State and a Forester developing our land and woodlands to control water and occasional logging. We don't use chemicals or pesticides.
- Latest greatest meal cooked at home:
- Local caught Haddock steamed with a bunch of saute'd cooking greens (USA) and steamed Quinoa on the side.
- Currently reading:
- Words Under the Words by NYE and Drift by Rachel Maddow-Too many more to list
- Currently listening to:
- Mad Men
- My latest DIY project:
- Currently renovating an old school house 1894
Refinished set of antique stained glass windows from the school house
Antique, glazed medical cabinet from a Vet's office
- How did you find HOMEGROWN.org?
- daughter owns Oly Organics sent me the link
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- http://www.kiva.org
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- At 11:15am on July 4, 2012,
Shannon Ford said… - I love all you pics! That's the farm of my dreams ;) Somekind of cosmic joke?
- At 11:13am on July 4, 2012, Shannon Ford said…
- Flys are a nuisance on occasion, but adding DE (diatimatious earth) to the litter and laying fresh straw helps.
Eggs flat on one side? The shell? If the nest doesn't have litter/straw to cushion the egg, the egg will flatten as it lays on a hard surface...Eggs are warm and pliable at first, especially with young layers.
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