We’ve been planning to have chickens now for, oh, about 3 years — and now we finally have them! We built a chicken coop (post to come on that one) and then went to buy our chickens at Callahan’s General Store. They didn’t have the exact breeds we were looking for, so we came home [...]
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So The Hunky Fiance and I recently went on the Funky Chicken Coop Tour–we went on the tour last year, but I found this year’s tour to be a ton more helpful as we prepare to have chickens in the Back 40. What made the difference? Cooler-looking coops (I demand form and function!), a wider [...]
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Now, I’m the first one to admit that this compost bin won’t win any beauty pageants, but it’s a compost bin, for heaven’s sakes. Plus, it’s free, so that makes up for it. We’re on a roll at The Hunky Foreman’s house to slowly turn it into an urban farm, and it’s long been in [...]
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Good morning, faithful JPGD readers! Today I would like to share some exciting info. Many of you know that I’ve been an apartment dweller for over three years now, and my garden has been a 150 square-foot balcony. But sometime next spring, I’m planning to move down to The Hunky Foreman’s house in south Austin. [...]
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What is “urban homesteading?” Simply put, it’s growing as much food as you can in your urban setting, in order to a) feed your family, b) reduce your carbon footprint and c) know where your food comes from. The use of vegetable and herb gardens, fruit trees and chickens — yes, chickens– are on the [...]
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