I have done a fair amount of traveling in my life. Just this year I have been to El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico, Belize, The Caymans, The Netherlands, and Germany. During my travels, I am always impressed to see how households supplement their food and income by producing something for themselves. It could be said that [...]
a sweater pattern depicting sheep being abducted by aliens? It’s very important that I find one.
Terri and Randy Carlson from Red Brick Road Farm in Illinois introduce us to their rams and explain the effect that breeding season has on them, complete with pictures of them and their battle wounds.
I am a meat-eating, animal-lover, an omnivore who can nonetheless appreciate the value (and personalities) of living, breathing animals, even those that are not typically domesticated. For example, keeping two pigs as house pets does not keep me from enjoying a bite of pork now and again. Some people may find this hard to [...]
There is a common belief in western culture that sheep are good and goats are bad. Many religious sermons discuss separating the sheep from the goats (and the goats aren’t on the good side) and even in popular culture, goats are portrayed less wholesome than their ovine counterparts. To be sheepish is to be shy, [...]
In Iceland, October 24th is considered the First Day of Winter. The city of Reykjavik is celebrating the day with its traditional Skólavördustígur Icelandic lamb soup, kjötsúpa.The website IcelandicReview shares the recipe:
You can buy up to ten-kilo bags of frozen súpukjöt (“soup meat”) at Icelandic supermarkets for a fair price. The meat has bones and [...]
The backdoor creaks open. The backyard bleats in response. Clunky rubber boots thud down the deck steps. A widespread rustle in the woods rushes towards me. Heaving an orange, painter’s bucket, water sloshes on my side, on my water-resilient boots, in my water-resilient boots. Halfway to the barn, the wooded rustle catches up to me. [...]
I found this article to be very interesting. I am pleased that here at Piscataway Acres, we have three out of the five highly productive, low-stress animals. I am allergic to bees, but still, I do love honey… Perhaps something for the future?
Article can be found at:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/adventures/4331779.html