This is Charlotte. She is the newest member of the Kitchen Garden menagerie. Charlotte, is a Leicester Longwool–a dual-purpose breed dating from the mid-1700’s. Dual-purpose breeds used to be standard, before specificity and market forces took over. Now there are far fewer breeds, but one specifically for each purpose–lots of lean meat, tons of [...]

There really is no value in cheap tools. They are a false economy. In fact, quite often, the cheaper they are, the more they cost. In terms of function, and durability that inexpensive, foreign spade can cost you hours if not days of grief in your work. Twice recently this has been driven home [...]

Just in time for Christmas, a little Trifle:
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My friend Dana from Orcas Island wanted me to pass on this message:
Driftwood Ranch Grass-Fed Beef is available for purchase–your chance to stock up. These sides of beef are from a 3/4 Angus, 1/4 Charolais cross, which comprises most of our current herd.
We are scheduling the Mobile Processing Unit (run by Island Grown Farmers Cooperative [...]

Chickens are one of the best garden tools money can buy and one of the few garden purchases you can make which pays dividends in the form of fertilizer, eggs and meat too. Hens left to their own in a garden will scratch up and loosen the soil, eat down weeds and consume plant [...]