Farm in a Barrel Africa Project
If you haven’t already met Jerry, he is a poultry farmer, husband and dad to four kids here…
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break a chicken. 1 bird. 9 pieces. the easy way. warning: video not for vegans or vegetarians!
Fudehouse shows us how to ‘break a chicken’ (is it just me, or does that…
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From Pasture to Plate: Small-Scale vs. Factory-Farmed Poultry
I asked my farmer friend, Jerry, to tell me a bit about the chickens on…
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What Has Massive Breasts, a Weak Heart, and a Lifespan of 42 Days?
I didn’t come up with this clever title. Tom Philpott of Mother Jones did. His…
Read MoreEpiphany’s Call
‘If you knew that by saying yes in your own life, another will see to…
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Welcome.
Welcome to Freshly Grown. Over the next week or so I’ll be sharing all things…
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Freshly Grown’s Egg Buying Guide
For those of us who purchase eggs, the choices seem endless and confusing with so…
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How-To Make the Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
I found this blog article several years ago and have made hard-boiled eggs this way…
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2 Reasons to Reconsider the Eggs You Buy
Of course chickens should run around and do their chicken thing and be fed and…
Read MoreChickens on the TODAY Show
‘A new craze from the country is making its way to big cities like New…
Read MoreUrban Chicken Keeping
“It’s really not that crazy to think that people are doing this [urban chicken keeping],”…
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Backyard Chicken Keeping 101
I thought it was just a Portland thing, you know one of Portlandia’s running jokes,…
Read MoreChickens & Waste
‘Chickens can be of community and civic service. One standard chicken eats about 8 pounds…
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A Chicken’s Dream
{said the chicken}
Read MorePortlandia: Is the Chicken Local?
Laughtastic! Soo Portland. Although this clip completely makes fun of Portlanders to a T, as…
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Chicken Little
I will never forget my little one’s first run-in with chickens. He was mesmerized. J…
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Why Chickens?
Why Chickens? Short story: I met a chicken farmer and what he said changed my…
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