Advertisements This year our garden has been blessed with an abundance of cherry tomatoes – for some reason they have been the most prolific of all the things that we planted. So in an effort to make sure that they don’t go to waste, I decided to sort out ways to use them up. AndContinue reading “Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce”
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Greetings from The Coop #8
Advertisements As the weather turns to rain – basically the next 9 months here in the Pacific Northwest – we start the monthly Hay Day routine. There are few different reasons that we do this. The most obvious one being – THE MUD! With all the rain the coop becomes a real mud pit. WhichContinue reading “Greetings from The Coop #8”
Greetings from The Coop #7
Advertisements At least twice a year, we raise a large flock of meat chickens. We order 30-50 chicks from a company in Pennsylvania that delivers us a great stock of Kosher King chickens. They arrive unsexed – so we have a mix of hens and roosters in the end. They arrive just one or twoContinue reading “Greetings from The Coop #7”
Greetings from The Coop #6
Advertisements It is getting to the time of year to switch our garden from Summer veggies to fall veggies. Which makes for a very happy flock, when we give them the plants and leftovers. We give them garden scraps throughout the growing season, broken plants, or extra leaves. But at the end of the season,Continue reading “Greetings from The Coop #6”
Greetings from The Coop #5
Advertisements For the last few weeks we have embarked on the world of microgreens and growing them ourselves. We are totally hooked and will be scaling up our efforts to ensure we have them on hand year round. So far our favorites are Radish and Broccoli. We also tried pea and sunflower – but theyContinue reading “Greetings from The Coop #5”
Greetings from The Coop #4
Advertisements It has been really great to see the positive response this series is getting. I love getting the chance to share my passion for raising Chickens and ducks in my Modern Micro Homestead. They are a big part of my life, as they are the first task I complete every single day. I haveContinue reading “Greetings from The Coop #4”
Greetings from The Coop #3
Advertisements Duck Eggs vs Chicken Eggs – what is the actual difference? In general the size is the most obvious difference, however it is not always the case. We have had both chickens and ducks for about 2 years now. More often than not the duck eggs are larger than the chicken eggs – evenContinue reading “Greetings from The Coop #3”
Greetings from The Coop #2
Advertisements This week is all about the eggs. Of course eggs are one of the main purposes of tending to a flock of chickens & ducks. Eggs are such a great source of protein and important part of a well balanced diet. But if you have been to the grocery recipes, you probably see howContinue reading “Greetings from The Coop #2”
Simple Blueberry Syrup
Advertisements Not everything I make is savory – I do like to make some sweet treats for my family on occasion. But it usually left to the kiddos to make the cakes and cookies and treats – as they all love to do that. But when you have an abundance of fresh picked blueberries, youContinue reading “Simple Blueberry Syrup”
Greeting from The Coop #1
Advertisements I talk about my backyard flock pretty often in my blog posts, but I haven’t ever really laid out what exactly it is that we have on our “Modern Micro Homestead”. I also get asked often how so many of my dishes have so many eggs in them. Well the short answer is –Continue reading “Greeting from The Coop #1”