February 2006

Ireland

February 28, 2006

As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I have been working behind the scene for weeks laying the groundwork for what should be a unique tour of Ireland latter this summer. My plan is for a comprehensive Culinary Tour of the South of Ireland–starting in Dublin.  We will take in all the major culinary centers, with several [...]

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Sprouts!

February 28, 2006

Outside, the weather has been alternately, bitterly cold and rainy. The other night we had a violent gale which left us without much sleep. Between worrying about the power going out and having to find somewhere to move the baby chickens in to where it was warmer (it was about 36 outside) and whether the [...]

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Polytunnel Update

February 20, 2006

It has been hovering around freezing here for over a week, and there has been a mixture of gale force winds, rain and crystal blue skies. But none of that has stopped progress with the Polytunnel. This past week found me braving frostbite to haul in several wheelburrow loads into the tunnel to improve the [...]

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Bokashi

February 20, 2006

Using Bokashi and a bucket fermenter is an excellent way to speed up the composting process while giving your garden improved health and vigor.

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Spring Planting

February 20, 2006

Despite freezing temperatures this weekend, we didn’t let that keep us from preparing for a great gardening season. Although the seeds came some weeks ago, we finally just now found time to sort through them and get some started. After dividing them into groups based on when and where we were going to plant them [...]

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Chick Update

February 20, 2006

  The chicks are growing by leaps and bounds. The Cornish Roasters have doubled in size and already weigh a pound. The laying hens and specialty breeds have also doubled in size but are still around 5 ounces. This weeks cold weather, however, took its toll and we lost another Buff Orpington chick. All the [...]

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Gastrocast #46

February 17, 2006

Just in time for weekend baking–Cookies! In this week’s Gastrocast we discuss chicken biosecurity, about sugar and Chef Neal experiements with three flavors of cookies–Apricot Pistachio Cardamom, White Chocolate Macadamia Mango, and Candied Ginger Coconut Lime. Don’t miss out, Subscribe to the show either in iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. The subscription is free and [...]

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Land Reclimation Experiment

February 12, 2006

Years ago, our current brooding house was a chicken house proper. We had around 50 laying hens and a large yard outside. Meanwhile we used the smaller chicken house as a brooding house, and to house chickens we were raising for meat. There was a problem with the yard to the large house, however, in [...]

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Polytunnel Update

February 10, 2006

The weather finally broke enough to warm up and quit blowing. Over the last few sunny days I have ventured out to work on the polytunnel.  You can track the complete progress here. I am glad to have it finally covered so the soil can begin to warm up and dry out enough to work. [...]

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Gastrocast #45

February 9, 2006

A new Gastrocast is available–We introduce the new chicks, talk about why we producie our own food and cook a fantastic winter dish–Choucroute Garni. Next week we’ll revisit the Corned Beef experiment. Technorati Tags: sauerkraut, gastrocast, podchef, cooking podcast, cooking, food, meats, sausages

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