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Tag Archives: Real Time Farms
Encomium for the USDA and the glory of the DC/Baltimore foodworld!
(Other than being a good word for freerice.com, encomium denotes a song of praise.) Just in time for a perfect week of spring weather, I visited DC (my hometown) and Baltimore to walk up and down the Mall, visit the … Continue reading
Backyard Chickens: Sounds of the State (in my backyard)
(This is the fifth in a series of ten Friday posts about Backyard Chickens to give an overview of my experiences these past two years.) Sounds of the State is a segment on NPR (here in Michigan) where we hear … Continue reading
Posted in On the Farm
Tagged Backyard chickens, Corinna Borden, eggs, Real Time Farms
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Sharing Our Food Roots with Our Little Sprouts: Part 2
My daughter loves to bring home her art projects from daycare – or school, as she calls it – and hold them up to me, saying, “I made that, I made that!” I love to hear the excitement and pride … Continue reading
Posted in On the Playground (kids)
Tagged food roots, garden, gardening, kate storey, kids, michigan mama, Real Time Farms, tomatoes
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Have You Tried: Working with a Sourdough Starter?
For the past couple of months, I’ve been busy taking care of a baby. No, not that kind of baby (not yet anyway) – a sourdough baby! A friend of mine was kind enough to share some of her sourdough … Continue reading
Posted in In the Kitchen (recipes & more)
Tagged cooking, lindsay jean hard, Real Time Farms, sourdough, sourdough starter
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Backyard Chickens: They dig for worms and mite prevention
(This is the fourth in a series of ten weekly posts about Backyard Chickens to give an overview of my experiences these past two years.) Aside from when it rains, and they refuse to leave the coop, our chickens are … Continue reading
Posted in On the Farm
Tagged Backyard chickens, Corinna Borden, eggs, locavore, Real Time Farms
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Backyard Chickens: Make our eating life easier
(This is the third in a series of ten Friday posts about Backyard Chickens to give an overview of my experiences these past two years.) At first glance this statement might seem counterintuitive. How in the world can taking care … Continue reading
Posted in On the Farm
Tagged Backyard chickens, Corinna Borden, eggs, locavore, Real Time Farms
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Young Foodies: Jill Sweetman and Nate Lada of Green Things Farm
Recent graduates of the University of Michigan’s Program in the Environment (PitE), Nate Lada (08’) and Jill Sweetman (‘10) have recently made two major commitments– first, to each other (engaged in December!), and second, to the development of a new … Continue reading
Backyard Chickens: Why we have chickens
(This is the second in a series of ten Friday posts about Backyard Chickens to give an overview of my experiences these past two years.) At a recent a schmancy schmooze party filled with very intelligent and bejeweled individuals, probably … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard chickens, Corinna Borden, eggs, locavore, Real Time Farms, urban agriculture
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Advertising Has Gone Back to the Farm
I was watching television recently and this Canada Dry commercial really got my attention. I had no idea that Canada Dry soda came right from Jack’s Ginger Farm! Canada Dry’s website tells me that they use “real ginger” and suggests … Continue reading
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