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Photo Friday: A tour of my garden

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Posted on August 1, 2014 by Deborah Neyens

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Welcome to a new feature here at Counting My Chickens: Photo Friday. (Of course, pretty much every feature here is new since this site is only a week old – duh.) Anyway, on Fridays, I will be sharing some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Growing Food | 5 Replies

Meet the Girls (and learn about three backyard chicken breeds)

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Deborah Neyens
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The stars of this site are my girls – my three hens. You already may have caught a glimpse of them on the chicken cam. And I most definitely will be spending a lot of time talking about them. So I’m taking this opportunity to introduce them to you.

Meet Mabel

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Posted in Raising Chickens | 14 Replies

Recipe: My (now-famous) Swiss Chard Risotto (and a magazine photo shoot)

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Deborah Neyens
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Things got pretty exciting around the old suburban homestead last week. First, of course, was the mid-week launch of this website and blog. Then, on Friday, this showed up in the mail:

Our Iowa magazine

It’s the August/September 2014 issue of Our Iowa Magazine, and look who’s… Continue reading

Posted in Cooking with Garden Produce, Living the Good Life | 15 Replies

Five Reasons to Grow Your Own

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Deborah Neyens
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Five Reasons to Grow Your Own

“I Heart Gardening” by Deborah Neyens

Let’s face it, gardening is a commitment. It takes time, sweat and, at least initially, an investment of money. So why bother?

There are many reasons to grow your own food. They range from the simple – the satisfaction… Continue reading

Posted in Growing Food | 9 Replies

How I Unleashed My Inner Farmer in Suburbia

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Deborah Neyens
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Who Does She Think She Is by Jacqui Fehl

“Who Does She Think She Is” by Jacqui Fehl

I always had a secret dream to be a farmer.

Well, maybe not always. According to my mother, my first career aspiration was “flying nun,” but I do not remember this… Continue reading

Posted in Living the Good Life | 6 Replies

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