Tour de Coops Recap
The 2008 Tour de Coops was last Saturday and we estimate somewhere between 125-150 people came through our yard from […]
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backyard livestock, chickens, events5th Annual Tour de Coops
It’s that time of year again: Portland’s 5th Annual Tour de Coops. I am very excited to be one of
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backyard livestock, chickens, eventsBee-Keeping Workshop
Last Sunday at the Lents International Farmer’s Market, they had a guest speaker come to talk about bee-keeping in the
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backyard livestock, beekeeping, beneficial insects, ecology, lents, permaculture, workshopThe Joiner Updates
In a flurry of adventurous ambition, I volunteered to help out at a few different events this summer. There was
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backyard livestock, chickens, events, green living, random, scooterGoodbye Ed
We did the deed, and I can now say I am no longer just a city girl, not yet a
Good Morning Ed
Although I consider myself an early-riser, to me that means I get up sometime after 7:30am. I so dislike getting
A Rooster Among Us
We knew this moment was coming: the crow heard throughout the house. There we were: Jay, myself, my sister Anne,
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backyard livestock, chickensThe Joiner
I have become quite the joiner this past week! Although I love the virtual community of gardeners, I have been
Final Flock
Three of my hens found a new, wonderful home tonight. A longtime member of the PDXBackyardChix group through contacted me
Goodbye Chickies
My chickies are chicks no longer! It wasn’t so long ago that they were sleeping in a pile in my