A countertop deep fryer sits forlornly on a shelf, its box gathering dust. I know I’ll likely never use it – with an air fryer oven, I can fry food quickly and easily, so why bother with a messy deep fryer? If you like tempura-style vegetables, you’ll love these low carb zucchini and eggplant slices!
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Like podcasts? Check out the podcast I did recently on pasturing waterfowl with Mother Earth News and Friends editor Jessica Mitchell. It was a lot of fun to do and I hope you enjoy it!
Around The Farm: Cool Camouflaged Critters
Insect life is fascinating. Our property teems with flying, jumping, running, inching, and digging insects and bugs. Recently, a few stealthy specimens revealed themselves – just long enough for me to get a quick pic before they made themselves scarce (as they do).
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I recently saw a post from an individual who was looking for information about starting a small farm, with the intent of “making a living” off it. Ah, dreams are grand (and we should all have them) but the reality is that it is very difficult to make money running a small farm…for a number of reasons.
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This unusual beauty is a Spined Micrathena. She sits in her daily-spun web, right outside the window.
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As he contemplated how to get across the Gray, Sylvie’s warnings about its terrible dangers were still fresh in Gaston’s memory. Yet, he felt compelled to go there, feeling that some important event loomed in his future, and that it was inextricably entwined with his quest. He gazed at it with trepidation and worked up his courage.
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