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[Building Bandwidth With Birdbrains] How to Train Your Guinea Fowl (or Be Trained By Them)
We get a lot of wildlife trekking through our homestead: From deer and elk to coyotes and wild turkeys, at times our game trails seem like major highways. You may have seen our Facebook post from July ’23, showing the neighborhood bear caught on our security camera....
What Artichokes Can Show Us About Personal Transformation
When I was in my early 20’s, my then-roommate showed me how to prepare and cook a fresh artichoke, first washing it and trimming the pointy-bits, then steaming over rosemary water and finally, dipping each steam-tenderized bract into melted butter before eating it....
The Performance Booster We’re Just Beginning to Understand: How 5 Little Minutes Made a BIG Difference
In the summer of 1969, as a horse-crazy 16-year-old girl, I participated in my first hunter/jumper horseshow. It was a blur of sights, sounds and smells, featuring sweaty horses and riders – and I thought I had found nirvana. Generous stablemates had loaned me kit so...
The Mounting Cost of What Has Not Been Said
[1982, Canton, MS, Distribution Center for a major jeanswear manufacturer] He stepped into my office and – yet again – repeated his complaint, “The Personnel staff is never here when you need them.” The fact that I was, as he spoke, at my desk in the Personnel...
Not About the Math: The Difference Between a One-egg Day and a Five-egg Day
Every day, there’s a treasure hunt here at the farm. The treasure? Fresh eggs. Egg production varies throughout the year, depending on total hours of daylight and weather, as well as other variables. The egg count drops steeply during summer’s high heat, and again in...
Chickens and Goals: Hatching New Perspectives on Achievement and Success
Our original goal upon entering the homesteading life was to find a personal balance point between modern conveniences and sustainable self-sufficiency. Let me tell you – in case you aren’t already aware: The self-sufficient lifestyle is physically demanding....
