I’m not into pretentious recipe titles, but this one is a new low… even for me... I considered calling it “Salt Encrusted Roast Chicken with….” And then I got stuck because there is no “with.” The ingredients are salt and chicken. That is it. (Plus it sounded stuffy anyway.) Anyway... The ingredient list may be humble, but the final dish is spectacular. The magic lies in the technique. I first learned this method ...Continue Reading
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My Annual Homestead Planning Strategy
My favorite week of the entire year is upon us. I don't know why, but there's something magical about the in-between time from after-Christmas to mid-January, when the world is in a cheese-and-sugar-induced-stupor. It always makes me giddy to plan for the upcoming year. The air is thick with possibilities. I've been camped out by the woodstove for the past few days ruminating, dreaming, and planning. I have no interest in ...Continue Reading
Top 10 Tips for Building a Chicken Tractor
I've become a huge fan of chicken tractors in recent years. A few years ago, I shared about how I've been changing my relationship with our chickens on the homestead. I've been shifting my viewpoint from seeing chickens as a chore and instead thinking about various ways to use the natural inclinations of a chicken to minimize our work load. One of the ways to use a chicken to minimize the work on a homestead is to use them as part ...Continue Reading
Season 12: Episode 9: Take Your Chicken Keeping to the Next Level
We’ve talked about chickens a lot. By now, most of you have your coops and flocks, so it's time to take it to the next level. I'm joined by Dalia Monterroso, President of Chickenlandia, for this enlightening episode where we take a DEEP dive into the (fascinating!) history of chicken-keeping, how to work with HOAs, how to use the REST protocol for sick birds, how to determine if your hens are laying, and so much more. Podcast ...Continue Reading
Being Old-Fashioned on Purpose
Writing a book is weird. It's a multi-year project that takes everything you have. It transforms you, changes you, sometimes breaks you... but the people around you often don't even know it's happening. As some of you know, I spent the bulk of last year buried in book-writing. It's been beautiful... and often brutal. But we're in the home stretch. And I FINALLY have the green light to share more with you today about my new ...Continue Reading