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Little Farm in the Big City: Homemade Insecticidal Soap
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Wednesday, September 28, 2011. No matter where you live, chemical-free gardening is challenging. No single product works on every kind of pest. Plus, most natural or safe products have to be reapplied regularly to be effective. Is it worth the extra work? You tell me. Is it worth it to know that you aren’t slowly poisoning your family, your pets and your environment with toxins? I think it’s worth it. Remember, this recipe makes a quart of concentrate, an...
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Little Farm in the Big City: June 2014
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Thursday, June 26, 2014. Homemade Frozen Fruit Bars. Welcome to Homemade Frozen Treats…part 2! The other day, I shared how to make some very chocolate-y, very yummy fudgesicles. Today, we’re going for frozen fruit bars, which are like popsicles for grownups. Kids can eat them, too, but grownups can appreciate them more. I made mine with mango this time, and wow, they were good! 1 cup simple syrup, recipe follows. 188; cup lemon or lime juice. If you are c...
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Little Farm in the Big City: Worm Composting: Preparing the Bin
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Worm Composting: Preparing the Bin. Our worms will be here tomorrow, so Jared, his friend Josh and I got the worm bin ready. Tom already drilled all the holes for us and found something to place between the two bins to keep the worm bin elevated. I think we’re ready! Preparing the Worm Bin:. Have you ever noticed that worms live IN dirt, not ON it? They do not like light at all. Keep them in the dark, and they'll be happy! Along ...
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Little Farm in the Big City: July 2014
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Freezing Cooked Chicken In Individual Pieces. We eat a lot of salads around here, especially in the summer. A salad is light and refreshing and very cooling on a hot day. A salad also doesn’t require any cooking…unless you like some kind of meat on your salad like we do. Prepping the Breast Fillets. Either grill the chicken for a couple of minutes on each side or broil about 4 or 5 inches from the broiler element about 1 minute on ...
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Little Farm in the Big City: Storing Fresh Eggs
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Thursday, June 5, 2014. Storing the eggs you collected from your backyard chickens probably seems like a no-brainer task. You pick up the eggs from the nest, place them in a container, and put the container in the refrigerator. Done. That’s perfectly fine, for the most part, but there are a few little things you can do that will keep your yummy eggs fresher longer and bad bacteria-free. To Wash or Not To Wash. 8221; The answer is, “NO! Your egg container ...
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Little Farm in the Big City: Good Egg or Bad Egg? How to Tell the Difference
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Good Egg or Bad Egg? How to Tell the Difference. The Egg-dicator can tell the difference between a good egg and a bad egg. If it's a good egg, it's shined up and shipped out all over the world. But if it's a bad egg, down the chute. It's an educated Egg-dicator. I crack the egg that it’s gone bad. Unfortunately, without Mr. Wonka’s egg-dicator or a little x-ray vision, I’m out of luck. 8221; or into the compost pile. X-ray vision ca...
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Little Farm in the Big City: Heat Stress in Chickens
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Wednesday, July 9, 2014. Heat Stress in Chickens. Heat stress is a chicken killer. As temperatures approach triple digits, chickens cannot lose body heat fast enough. Occasionally, the result is nothing more than a loss in egg production. More times than not, however, the result is the loss of the chicken. First Signs of Heat Stress. Have you ever walked up to a fan or air conditioner with your arms lifted when you’re overheated? Digestion creates heat...
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Little Farm in the Big City: Freezing Cooked Chicken In Individual Pieces
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Tuesday, July 15, 2014. Freezing Cooked Chicken In Individual Pieces. We eat a lot of salads around here, especially in the summer. A salad is light and refreshing and very cooling on a hot day. A salad also doesn’t require any cooking…unless you like some kind of meat on your salad like we do. Prepping the Breast Fillets. Either grill the chicken for a couple of minutes on each side or broil about 4 or 5 inches from the broiler element about 1 minute on ...
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Little Farm in the Big City: DIY Index
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! Do-it-yourself projects are a normal way of life for us. We like using our hands to create things better than we could ever afford to buy. This index links to all of our do-it-yourself instructions on the blog. Every once in a while, I’ll find interesting instructions I really like, and I’ll share those here as well. Homemade Fruit and Veggie Wash. Elderberry Syrup for Colds and Flu. Homemade Honey Vanilla Lip Balm. Homemade Natural Vapor Rub. Growing veg...
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Little Farm in the Big City: Recipe Index
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Little Farm in the Big City. Welcome to the Farm! I love to share recipes! I hope you enjoy the recipes, and by all means, please, share some of your favorites with me in emails and comments, and comment under the recipes if you make something similar. I’d love to know how you’ve changed the recipe to suit your family. Easy Peasy Pita Pizzas. Ham and Cheese Wreath. Roasted Red Pepper Hummus. Fruit and Nut Granola. Foccacia Stuffed with Spinach, Provolone, and Basil. Orange and Grapefruit Sections. Subscr...
