It is safe to say we have all heard the Disney anthem Circle of Life. Though not quite so lyrical, life on a small farm is quite similar. When you raise chickens for meat, the logical endpoint of the aforementioned circle is, of course, the processing and butchering. When you live in a more rural [...]
It may not mean much to anyone else but crowds are cheering and a ticker-tape parade is planned here at Odom’s Idle Acres. Why, you ask? Because we have taken neo-homesteading to a new level (for us). For almost two years now we have been gardening, growing, planting, picking, harvesting, canning, etc. But nearly 4 [...]
This morning Fox News reported that, “approximately 1,300 people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in three states and possibly more, and health officials on Wednesday dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with state health departments to investigate the illnesses. [...]
Hello, My name is Rachel, and I have so many things to say about the “green” machine, I am losing focus. I’ve started/deleted, started/finished and then finished/deleted this post at LEAST five times. Instead of recapping what I’ve already said on my own blog, or trying to fit too much into too small a space, [...]
