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  1. Backyard Flock Demonstration Part 1: Backyard poultry flocks are all the rage right now as people want to produc... bit.ly/KtvSUu 5:32 PM May 21st via twitterfeed
  2. How I Artificially Re-engineered My Hens’ Pecking Order: By Michael Atkinson, Chicken LoverA brazen daylight at... bit.ly/Ku33dy 9:05 AM Apr 30th via twitterfeed
  3. Legacy of trees: When my grandfather built a farm home east of Shelley, Idaho in 1928, one of the first things ... bit.ly/KdRkv4 7:14 AM Apr 26th via twitterfeed
  4. Signs of the Food Apocalypse: We are going to start a new segment on this website showing the absurdities of pro... bit.ly/IF0LF5 9:06 PM Apr 24th via twitterfeed
  5. "We are Not Born Craving Whoppers and Skittles": Check out this video of a TED talk from Mark Bittman. I think y... bit.ly/JQ5y4w 1:14 PM Apr 19th via twitterfeed
  6. CSA: Don't forget to start looking for a local CSA (community supported agriculture). I love this video put on ... bit.ly/JGN7iN 9:21 AM Apr 18th via twitterfeed
  7. Broody BobbyJo:  Pictures do no justice the freaky "I'm going to come flying at you and slit your throat, human"... bit.ly/IU8gHp 3:06 PM Apr 16th via twitterfeed
  8. Choose Your Chicken: Whether you are new to chickens, or just adding to your flock, it is always fun to try and ... bit.ly/In49ah 10:53 AM Apr 9th via twitterfeed
  9. Chicken Beauty Pageant: We love normal everyday chickens that are prolific egg layers here at backyard farming. ... bit.ly/HLUHOo 1:35 PM Apr 4th via twitterfeed
  10. Easy Seed Starting: This previously post was previously published on our blog but with so many new people we tho... bit.ly/HIGM9C 2:08 PM Apr 2nd via twitterfeed
  11. A New Coop:  A few months ago we had a devastating chicken coop fire.   And this... turned into this.... Luckily... bit.ly/HhAE9b 7:23 AM Mar 28th via twitterfeed
  12. Learning and Growing with the Garden: by cousin Allen We live on a very steep slope in urban Arlington, Virgini... bit.ly/GKoIc4 7:01 AM Mar 22nd via twitterfeed
  13. Happy Spring!!!: bit.ly/GDhBkb 10:53 AM Mar 20th via twitterfeed
  14. Woman Sued for Planting Flowers in Her Front Yard: Thank you to Angela, for sending us the link to this article.... bit.ly/GCak9a 5:43 AM Mar 20th via twitterfeed
  15. What is a Food Forest?: The Internet is abuzz lately over a Food Forest that is being proposed in Seattle. The B... bit.ly/FRfDOn 9:10 AM Mar 19th via twitterfeed
  16. Essential Oils Class- Denver: Some of you may know that I have been teaching classes on essential oils. They hav... bit.ly/yJV1Aw 1:05 PM Mar 15th via twitterfeed
  17. There's Never a Dull Moment: We have had quite a bit of action here in our backyard.We have had Fantastic Mr. Fo... bit.ly/x3uy1E 6:38 AM Mar 13th via twitterfeed
  18. Seed Starting: By Cousin Allen (Dale's Son)This year we decided to get an early start.  So early, the lady at t... bit.ly/wco825 7:26 AM Mar 12th via twitterfeed
  19. 70 Percent of Ground Beef at Supermarkets Contains ‘Pink Slime’: This is infuriating!!! Leave a comment with you... bit.ly/zGOY0N 7:00 AM Mar 9th via twitterfeed
  20. What's Your Extension?: We have had snowstorms this last week in Utah so I wonder if our growing season is going... bit.ly/ynneEd 1:04 PM Mar 8th via twitterfeed