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A Well-Intentioned Lie

Posted by Erin D. on October 15, 2011 in Chickens, Cleaning Products, Community, Eggs, Failures, Food, Gardening, Goals, Habits, Household, Lifestyle, Local Farms, Mental Well-Being, Musing, Personal Responsibility, Planning, Stress, Sustainability, Toxins, Vegetarian

So, hi. I know it’s been since spring that I wrote anything here, and for that I apologize. A few of you have left emails and comments asking if I was ok – I am. Thanks. What I have been, however, is relatively depressed and unmotivated, struggling with day-to-day tasks and not having much energy [...]

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Whatever Shall We Do, Wherever Shall We Go?

Posted by Erin D. on May 27, 2011 in Chickens, Cow Share, Eggs, Food, Health, Planning, Politics

For over a year, we’ve been buying our milk through a “herd share,” which, thanks to anti-food-sovereignty legislation (you could say it’s health and safety legislation, but that’s what it amounts to – anti-food-sovereignty) is the only way to legally obtain raw milk in Michigan – to own the cows. One can’t simply buy the [...]

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The Big News Around the Homestead

Posted by Erin D. on August 3, 2010 in Chickens, Eggs, Housing

Word on the street is, Chickenhead is laying eggs. The street is right! She’s been laying them daily for three days – on the seat of her mom’s chair. They are small, but delicious. Nothing yet from the other girls, but nest boxes are being built. Here, you can see the girls busily hammering in [...]

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