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Choices in Egg Quality

Free Range Eggs

In the US today, we’re being offered more and more choices in food quality; and it’s because many of us are demanding locally grown foods that are antibiotic, hormone, and pesticide free.  In terms of eggs quality, it’s not clear sometimes what the choices mean – here’s a rundown on the different types of eggs:

Commercial or “Factory Farmed” Eggs

These are the standard grocery store eggs; and unfortunately, the “farms” that produce these eggs are typically poultry houses where the hens are housed indoors in tiny metal cages.  They’re routinely debeaked (part of their beaks are cut [...]

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March 6th, 2011 | 2 comments - be the next!

It's A Garden!

Chard Five Color Silverbeet

According to the Seed Starting and Planting Schedule I made for this year’s garden, this is the last week to set transplants out, and everything else should be planted too.   I’m proud to say that this year I made it, even with a two week vacation in the middle – everything is planted and seems to be growing!              

Chard Five Color Silverbeet

     

Lemon Cucumber

      

Today I put the last of the cucumber, chard, zuchini, tomato, pepper, and eggplant transplants in the garden.  For the tomato, eggplant, and pepper transplants, I set them [...]

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June 20th, 2010 | 4 comments - be the next!
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