Old Dogs, Old Tricks
Edmund went away for a long weekend, which meant I was on livestock duty and also that the animals weren’t on their best behavior. On Friday I was drinking my...
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Old Dogs, Old Tricks
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Real Spontaneous Combustion
Real Spontaneous Combustion Why hay lights itself on fire As a kid I was enthralled by and terrified of spontaneous human combustion. The thought that I might be walking out...
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Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder Roast
Slow Cooked Lamb Shoulder Roast Tender, flavorful lamb in a simple pan sauce For some reason many people find cooking lamb intimidating. part of the reason is likely a bad...
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The Money Saving Garden
The Money Saving Garden Intuitively, a vegetable garden should be an easy money saver; put some seeds in the ground, pull up a few weeds, and before you know it...
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Shallow Roots
Shallow Roots The gardening season in central New York is short. Nights stay cold deep into spring, and two years ago all the squash got killed by a frost on...
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The Global Burden of Disease
The Global Burden of Disease I have been experiencing something of an epistemic crisis, which is a fancy way of saying I’m less sure about not just what I know,...
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How Bad Will Food Shortages Get?
How Bad Will Food Shortages Get? In the spring of 2020, as lockdowns spread across the country, there were a couple weeks in which supermarkets emptied out, with meat and...
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Does All Beef Contain Antibiotics? Does Chicken?
Does All Beef Contain Antibiotics? Does Chicken? The results of a new study are disappointing A recent study by researchers at George Washington University found that 15% of a broad...
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Hair of the Dog
Hair of the Dog The greatest mystery on the farm is what’s going on with Oban’s coat Oban has always had too much hair. As a puppy he looked like...
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How Bad Are Seed Oils?
How Bad Are Seed Oils? The latest nutritional fad Have you heard that seed oils are killing you? That they cause inflammation, cancer, diabetes, all manner of mental illness, and...
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The Conduit
The Conduit Two days ago, just as the light began to go, I saw a small form loping along the creek that runs through the middle of the farm. I...
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Grain Free Chocolate Muffin Recipe
Grain-Free Chocolate Muffin Recipe The most chocolaty, delicious muffins in the world I hesitate to mention that these muffins are grain free, gluten free, paleo friendly, or to apply any...
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The Future of Meat, the Future of the Planet
The Future of Meat, the Future of the Planet Quantity, quality, and limited land An ambitious new project has been launched over at Canary Media. Every month, Journalist Michael Grunwald...
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Slow Bread, Fast Bread
Slow Bread, Fast Bread Yesterday we celebrated my son Ellis’s birthday. Because it happened to be a perfect day, we decided to fire up the bread oven. It’s an impressive...
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