Update: The forum was completely overrun with spam and really hard to manage – I’m exploring other options, and I apologize to those of you who signed up legitimately. * * * Some of the best things in life are shared across the back fence. Wouldn’t it be great to expand your reach? I’ve...
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Here are some quick links for the week: Disappointingly, the Salem City Council rejected ordinances that would have allowed chickens within city limits. I wonder if the opponents of the plan have ever actually visited any normal backyard chicken coops. Their arguments seem to be based heavily on fear-mongering. Wine Country Thanksgiving –More than...
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By Tiffany Woods, 541-737-2940, tiffany.woods@oregonstate.edu Source: Larry Lev, 541-737-1417, larry.lev@oregonstate.edu CORVALLIS, Ore. An agricultural economist at Oregon State University has hit the silver screen in a new documentary that examines and promotes the local food movement and that will show in Portland starting on Friday. In the film “Ingredients,” Larry Lev discusses the...
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I voted to help the Corvallis-Albany Farmers’ Market win $5,000 in the “Love Your Farmers Market” online contest, sponsored by Care2.com and LocalHarvest.org. Every vote helps promote local food, family farms and sustainable agriculture. If you’d like to vote, too, click the image above! The Corvallis-Albany Market is currently #71 in the top 100...
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What do you think of the new look? I was getting tired of my photos at the top of the page & wanted something more colorful. I’ve also recently decided to change the tone of the blog a little (yes, again!) and make it more personal. I’m going to put up a page about...
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“Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.” ~ Frank Lloyd Wright Remember when I posted back in March, and these guys were all nothing more than little puff-balls? They are 13 weeks old today and each about the size of a medium house cat. With...
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When my husband and I purchased our home in North Albany last summer, we found ourselves moving in to quite an established neighborhood. Most of the families have been there for years, and some even own multiple properties along our little dead-end lane. Everyone is always at the ready with a wave and a...
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Today I thought I’d put up links to a few Twitterers… uh, Tweeters… er, Twits? No, that can’t be right. People who Tweet! Topics like eating local, or news around the valley, or backyard chickens! This is by no means a comprehensive list, just a few names I’ve gathered through searching. Leave a comment...
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By far, the most popular page on this blog is the one containing recipes, and the most popular recipe on the site is the goat cheese & spinach stuffed chicken breasts with caramelized shallot sauce. Mmm. Say that ten times fast. I’d like to start the recipes up again — maybe not weekly, but...
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For those that don’t follow my other blog… behold my first attempt at backyard chickens & the most local of local eggs! (Well, eventually with the eggs.) We got six Barred Rock pullets & they are super cute. They seem to be quite hardy, which is great but isn’t keeping me from being a...
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