Part III: Spring Baby Fever
Yes, we all know how cute chickens and ducklings are, especially when I see those bougie Instagram accounts with their chicks sitting in...
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Jen
- Feb 12
- 4 min
Part II: Hardy, Har, Har
Believe it or not, chickens come in all different shapes and sizes! Some other misconceptions with chickens is that eggs are only white...
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Jen
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Chickens: The Gateway Drug, Part I
Most of you probably envision a handful of pills, or a bottle of booze when someone says the word "drug", but a drug can be anything that...
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Jen
- Jan 8
- 6 min
Yes, I rub fat on my face.
Wait, what? Yes, you read that right - I rub fat on my face. Okay...let me explain. For those that know me well, know that forever I have...
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Jen
- Jan 1
- 9 min
Help your body, help you.
As I sit here reflecting on the last six months of my life, I struggle with the series of events that have played out and toiled over the...
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Jen
- Mar 31, 2020
- 5 min
Driftless Farmers
Who are the Driftless Farmers? The first thing that comes to my mind is a group of nomadic farmers that wander the countryside in search...
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Jen
- Dec 6, 2019
- 4 min
The First and Fourth Generation Farmer.
Listening to podcasts, reading social media posts, and engaging/networking with other young farmers, I hear a lot of people say "I am a...
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Jen
- Nov 18, 2019
- 5 min
Stop Wasting Food Waste
As the Holidays are fast approaching...let's start with the facts. According to the USDA, between 30-40% of the US food supply is WASTED...
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Jen
- Sep 23, 2019
- 6 min
Overcoming Underrepresentation
Something pretty life-changing recently happened to me, and I wanted to share because I hope that this message can reach at least one...
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Jen
- Aug 13, 2019
- 9 min
Part VI: The Process of Processing.
**This blog post was originally written in April 2019, but I am bringing it back as a part of this Chicken-Rearing Series. Austin and I...
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Jen
- Jul 31, 2019
- 3 min
Side Hustle
We are in the midst of summer, so I have been busy (as usual), and know that everyone else is just as busy. I have been trying to keep...
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Jen
- Jul 15, 2019
- 4 min
Farm [to Social Media] to Table
This morning, as I was laying in bed cuddling with the pups and not quite ready to start my day, I decided to browse through my Facebook....
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Jen
- Jun 26, 2019
- 4 min
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
Fair Oaks. Fair Life. ARM. These have been huge buzz words lately in the media, and yes....I have decided to talk about it. Sometimes, a...
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Jen
- Jun 17, 2019
- 4 min
Corporate Ag by Day--->Farmher by Night
For the last four years, I have put my homesteading passion on the back-burner so I could build a solid foundation for myself. In...
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Jen
- Jun 3, 2019
- 6 min
The [Short] Food Chain.
"The shorter the chain between raw food and fork, the fresher it is and the more transparent the system is." - Joel Salatin If you don't...
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Jen
- May 24, 2019
- 7 min
Nature vs. Nurture, or Nature IS Nurture?
I used to be so obsessed with being the perfectionist gardener, that in hind-sight, I think I was actually molding myself into the most...
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Jen
- May 15, 2019
- 4 min
Sainfoin
I recently found myself caught up in a conversation with a local Veterinarian that has gotten the gears turning in my head, once again. ...
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Jen
- May 5, 2019
- 4 min
The Face Behind the Name, Part I
Well Folks, I’ve managed to write eleven blog posts and keep my followers engaged, and I want to say a big THANK YOU for the support. I...
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Jen
- Apr 24, 2019
- 4 min
A bit of a DIY-er.
I had my dream life all mapped out once...on Pinterest. But let's be real here, I need to figure out a way to grow money trees in order...
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Jen
- Apr 14, 2019
- 6 min
The "Nom Nom" Effect
People come from ALL walks of life and from every corner of this planet...and maybe even universe! However, one thing we all undoubtedly...
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