Long before I decided to keep chickens, one of my favorite hobbies was making random DIY projects – all the better if I could make them with salvaged parts & they were useful in my everyday life. Backyard farmers are a resourceful bunch so I feel like many of you are the same way. When…
Are your chickens a bunch of free loaders? I know mine definitely don’t always earn their keep! So I was excited when I was given the opportunity to review Lisa Murano’s book “Making Money with Chickens: How to make up to 12K a year with just 15 chickens”. I just so happen to have 15…
When it comes to natural chicken keeping, Lisa Steele has made her way to the top of the flock. A trusted name in the chicken keeping world, Lisa is the creator of the popular blog “Fresh Eggs Daily” and is a regular writer for many publications from “Backyard Poultry” to HGTVGardens.com. As a 5th generation…
For as long as man has pondered the wonders of the universe, we have wondered which has come first…..the chicken or the egg. “Epic Eggs: The Poultry Enthusiast’s Complete and Essential Guide to the Most Perfect Food” will not answer that question. But it is definitely the most epic & complete guide to everything egg…
As a fellow chicken keeper & blogger, I was really excited to hear about Kathy Shea Mormino’s new book “The Chicken Chick’s Guide to Backyard Chickens: Simple Steps for Healthy, Happy Hens”. When given the opportunity to review her book, I was thrilled to check it out! Now the same practical advice found on The Chicken…
The weather is really starting to warm up here and the outdoors are calling! I have been spending more time outdoors, getting my garden ready for the growing season, as I reach for my trusty bottle of sunscreen, I reminded myself of my resolution this year to limit the chemicals in my house. But…
**UPDATE for March 2018 Amy has released a new version of her popular book – now in FULL COLOR so you can really appreciate her gorgeous gardens!** When I found out that one of my favorite garden bloggers, Amy Stross from Tenth Acre Farm was writing a book, I couldn’t wait to get my hands…
I have been gardening in some form or another for pretty much my entire adult life. I have heard the term “permaculture” here and there but honestly it sounded pretty intimidating and expensive. I never really looked into the concepts behind it because I had decided it was something only big scale farmers needed and…
I was recently so lucky to receive a review copy of “The Made from Scratch Life” by Melissa Norris. This book is hard to categorize; on the one hand it has some really amazing recipes so it could be considered a down home, real food cookbook, some of those recipes are for homemade beauty/cleaning supplies so it…