To find more females to grow our flock, I scoured the local facebook homestead groups, and local classified ads. However, muscovy ducks are not commonly kept, and so the options were slim. I finally found a listing for a flock of 3 female and 1 male muscovies that a lady no longer wanted to keep. We rushed down to pick up the flock....

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During summer of 2014, we took the plunge and added ducks to our suburban homestead. The foremost reason for adding ducks to our menagerie was for duck eggs, since one of our children is allergic to chicken eggs, but can eat duck eggs with no problem. We found a source to purchase duck eggs for our daughter, but with the high cost of...

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Grain salad is a regular on our lunch menu. I love it for its heartiness and healthiness. My kids love it for its yummy flavor. It is easy and adaptable to whatever is ready to harvest from the garden, or whatever veggies are in the refrigerator from the store or farmer's market.(Keep in mind that most of my recipes are "un-recipes" because I...

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In the early spring of 2014, we decided to expand our vegetable garden to nearly triple its previous size. Our reasons were really three-fold: 1) so I had space to experiment and grow food our food allergic son could eat; 2) deepen the soil, as the 6" deep beds we started with were just not adequate under the growing conditions on our mountainside;...

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Winter, of course, is for garden planning! This year, we are planning to add a much needed garden shed to our property. For the past five years, all the garden gear has been crammed in the garage with bikes, sleds, cars, a chest freezer, tools and various house project paraphenalia. It will be nice to move the garden supplies out to the garden.Last...

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The garden can be so beautiful in winter. Last week, we experienced the strange (for here) weather combination of thick fog, frost and light snow all in one morning. The scenery in the landscape was spectacular from this weather. Here are my favorite (non-blurry) photos I snapped whilst venturing out in the garden with two curious toddlers in tow.A blue ceramic pot with...

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