It’s always seemed like a good idea to have chickens, especially if you live in a rural area. They turn compost into eggs. In the fall, they fill the freezer full of healthy meat at a reasonable price. They provide feathers for my dad’s fly-tying and my daughter’s hair. They eat the grasshoppers and fertilize […]
Dev Carey
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How can “woofers” stay on the farm?
This summer, my eyes were opened to a new movement. My teachers were a bunch of young adults who worked for free in exchange for learning and a place to stay — interns, but interns of an unusual kind. My partner and I co-direct a sustainability education program in a small town in western Colorado, […]
