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Pioneer Memories – Family History

Here we are with yet another letter written in 1943 by one of my distant cousins, Mary Lee Parker, to her cousin Hazel Bolton whom is also a distant cousin of mine. In this letter, Mary Lee gives a...

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New Hens For The Urban Farm

Two weekends ago we picked up a couple more hens to add to the urban farm. This time we opted for two Rhode Island Reds, and once they’re ready, we’ll introduce them to our three Ameraucana hens. Egg...

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Five Reasons You Should Own Chickens

Have you always wanted to raise hens for farm fresh eggs, but were afraid that your neighbors would turn you in? I used to be one of those people that just assumed that I could not legally own chickens...

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Egg-citing News From The Urban Farm

For those of you that have been following along, back in March, we acquired two addition hens. This time, we chose Red Island Reds, and thought they’d make nice companions with our three Ameraucana...

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Photos From The Urban Farm

Some may call it urban farming, while others may simply dismiss it as gardening. It’s true, but in my case, I call it urban farming because approximately 30% of my little one-third acre of residential...

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Monsanto’s GMO Sweet Corn May Soon Be On Your Plate

GMO seed giant, Monsanto, will be introducing its version of genetically modified sweet corn this fall rather than 2012 as originally projected. The GMO sweet corn is genetically stacked with multiple...

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Glasses For Chickens

Recently while enjoying a day off and watching a rerun of one of my favorite shows, Storage Wars, I learned that chickens used to wear glasses. Wait, chickens used to wear glasses? Really? Yep, believe...

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Spring Planting: What’s Being Planted In Your Garden?

If you haven’t started already, now is the perfect time to be preparing for your spring garden. Here’s a list of some of the things we’re planting in our garden… Image via Wikipedia peas a variety of...

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Passion Fruit Juice: Glass Full of Magic

Passiflora edulis (Photo credit: tonrulkens) Have you ever had a glass of homemade passion fruit juice? If you haven’t, well it is truly a glass full of magic. Passion fruit grows on a big vine. When...

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Growing Your Own Fodder

Have you ever thought about sprouting your own chicken food? Why not try growing your own fodder! Fodder is seed... The post Growing Your Own Fodder appeared first on The Pioneer Way.

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