Britesea I would love to know more about eatable weeds. My Amish neighbors pick purslane and say its good for weight loss with many health benefits I'm sure there are many common weeds that can eaten and probably delicious
I may have to start eating the weeds in my garden instead of composting them :idunno
https://returntonow.net/2018/06/06/6-edible-weeds-that-are-more-nutritious-than-store-bought-veggies/
I always thought it would be good to rotate garden with a chicken pen every other year, with the coop in the middle. The downside would be you need a large area.
This time of year be on the lookout for Hen of the woods http://foragerchef.com/hen-of-the-woods-mushrooms/
They are at the base of oak trees and are excellent to eat
Hens get very large
Attached info about chicken of the woods https://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/chicken-of-the-woods.html
Use the tender younger part of the mushroom as it gets woody
You can bread and fry it like chicken
more recipes http://foragerchef.com/tag/chicken-of-the-woods/
Comfrey is real easy to grow i planted it at the base of my fruit trees to improve my soil kind of a natural fertilizer. I also make Comfrey fertilizer with the leaves for my garden with it ( very easy ) . I have bocking 14 because the seed is sterile it needs to be propagated by root.
I...
Britesea, DW and I picked the red berries and planted them (if you look at the pic close you can see the berries) we did that for two reasons to keep others from finding the plant because it makes them harder to find without the red berries and to grow new plants. I understand that it takes 5-7...
Updated pic of the new guy. He's a sneaky little thing he slipped under our fence and and camped out in the neighbors corm field.
This week we need to pull hairs to have his DNA checked.
Critter you can check your local AG paper for up to date market prices ( https://www.farmanddairy.com/markets/ohio ). Not sure why you want an intact bull calf they are unpredictable. Most homestead farmers in my area raise Herefords for meat Ive been told they are calmer than Angus.Ive been...
On really hot days in the summer DW and I pack a cooler with ice and Popsicles and visit a couple of our Amish neighbors. Usually we find most of the family working on something in the basement to keep cool. Most of the time we end up sitting on the porch with the whole family enjoying the...