posted by jax1215 on Feb 28
Yep…we have 64 eggs. Well, we HAD 64.
We want chickens really bad. Only a few, though. My friend Judy went out of town for a few days and wanted us to babysit her chickens. We could have all the eggs we gathered. She has 19 chickens. I didn’t think they would all lay everyday. They laid about 15 per day. So then we had a lot of eggs. I don’t waste anything. (ever)
Now what to do with 64 eggs. First I gave a dozen to my son. We have had many breakfast where I have fried, scrambled and poached them. My husband wanted to make crepes. they turned out excellent, I made a cheesecake, yummy. I still have eggs. I know they will stay fresh for 45 days, so I think we can eat them all.
Last week the county extension office had a workshop on raising chickens. It was very informative. (check you local county office, they may have classes, too) Got lots of hand-outs. The turnout was huge. There were over 50 people there. Seems everyone wants to have a few chickens in there back yard.
“Someone” ate a piece of cake before I could take a picture.
Jax
posted by jax1215 on Feb 14
It’s never too early to be thinking about Earth Day. Last year we had a celebration in Brasstown NC and it was great. So it’s time to plan Earth Day 2010. It will be on April 24 in Brasstown. I’m looking for crafters, green vendors and any green businesses that want to set up a table. (no jewelry unless made from re-founded items and no food vendors.)
Deadline is April 15. Cost is $10 a table. You can contact me thru this blog or email me at jax1215@gmail.com.
Hope to see you there.
Jax
posted by jax1215 on Feb 9
The weather in this end of North Carolina has been just awful. Rain, cold, snow, sleet…you get the picture. I’ve done all the green things I can to keep the house warm but still have a horrible power bill. When it’s this cold you just have to wish for Spring.
I found a wonderful blog for our area. (I’m sure every county in every state has a site like this) It’s the county extension office. The blog is www.cherokeecountyextnews.blogspot.com. I had heard of a class for growing mushrooms and I really wanted to take the class. For only $10 I can learn how to grow mushrooms and they will provide materials for me to grow my own. (I have to bring 4 logs with me) How cool is that????
I noticed on this site a workshop for raising chickens so I signed up for that too. We wanted to start raising chickens last year but had to wait.Now I can be more informed when we actually get started.
Two green things to look forward to this Spring.
Have you started planning your garden yet??? Now’s the time. Get rid of the Winter blues by thinking about Spring green.
Jax