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I foster retired racing greyhounds through a local adoption group. http://www.heartlandgreyhoundadoption.org/ Here is my current foster dog, she's pretty much perfect. http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=15636140 Here are some pictures of some of my past fosters. Katie...

Do let us know how your cake turns out. That sounds like a very handy recipe to have on hand for when I go to gluten free occasions. Also, do you have any idea of the oven temp and how long to bake it? Oh, and what size pan?

BBH, when I was a child a piglet ran away to our house. The local conference center had bought a bunch of baby animals to put in a 'Nativity Petting Zoo' and apparently didn't think about how inappropriate a pig would have been. :lol: The pig escaped, and by the time we connected where it had...

I am assuming your milk is non homogenized? Then you just let your milk sit in the fridge... and voila! The cream rises to the top. Skim it off and put it in a separate jar. In a couple hours any milk that you accidentally skimmed will separate. The cream on the top of that jar will be the...

On my little 'micro farm' I have 3 hens 2 sheep 1 dog 1 foster dog My spring 'want' list includes; rabbits goats quail bees worms more chickens

Last year we spent $ on buying a house and land, building a barn, and putting in some fruit trees and perennial fruits. This year we will be spending money on fencing, building a hay/rabbit shed, planting more trees, enlarging the garden, and remodeling the bathroom. I am researching green...

leenie - why didn't NDs work for you? I'm getting 2 in the spring, so any first hand experience with them would be helpful to me.

I miss the green olive tapenade that I used to be able to buy at the farmers market. We moved across the country, and olives don't grow here. Also, there was an older guy at the farmers market here that made these little Norwegian "cookies" that were so good. He died and I don't remember the...

I grew a lot of sunflowers last year, so I know I can if need be, but it was a lot of work, and took up a lot of precious garden space. They are cheap to buy, so I don't think I'll grow them again. I grew kale, but no-one liked it, sheep or chickens. This year I'm planning on cutting and...

Ok, I have to chime in for the Dorkings. The two breeders I know of live in Montana, and Alaska, so there you have it for cold hardiness. :) Plus, they are the foundation for modern meat breeds, so extra roos would be good eating. And last but not least, they are said the be the oldest pure...

Henrietta, I have and love that book. Free - do you read the Whole Dog Journal? It is a fabulous resource for natural dog care, health, training, ect. They had a wonderful article recently about the benefits of coconut oil for dogs. I could post a link to their site, but only a 'teaser' is...

I've already ordered most of my seeds this year, or saved them, but I did notice last year, that the tree nurseries sold out REALLY fast. They were out of most of the varieties I wanted months before the planting season.

Lizards?!

Yes, that is Portia. She was supposed to be in the freezer by now, but since she was born so late (Mid June) it wouldn't have been worth processing her in Nov, so I decided to keep her and breed her this fall. I am planning on fencing in my pasture and using electronet fencing for small...

Here is a picture of my rotational grazing setup. :) It consists of a 5' x 12' x 6' chain link dog kennel, an axel, two wheels, two lambs, and by the end of the summer, strong arms. I put the sheep in the pen, and pulled it to a different area 3 times a day. I added organic untreated...

I have read that Monsanto owns Territorial, and several other seed companies. They try to keep it pretty quiet though. Just an FYI.

Great, thanks!

I'm building some of my supers, and I can't make inset handles, so I was thinking about using external handles, and was wondering if that would create problems, or what.

Ohh, seed catalog po%^! I love it. I order most of my seeds from Seed Savers exchange, and I think it's worth the price. Last year the seed potatoes, tomatoe seedlings, and celery, corn, carrots and one type of green bean seeds that I bought because they were cheap were all mislabeled. I ended...

I ordered my hive from Brushy Mountain, they had free shipping in Dec, but only east of the Mississippi. Bummer. Reinbeau, and all you others, is there a breed you prefer? I have been reading a lot of bee books, and it seems that Russians would probably do best in my climate, but then there...