Cold Weather Chicken Care: 11 Quick Ideas to Improve Chicken Comfort

Until recently, if you asked me about cold-weather chicken care, I would have said, “Choose the right chicken breeds for your climate and build your coop for your weather conditions.” With iguanas freezing and falling out of trees in Florida and alligators using weird ice-survival strategies in North Carolina, I have realized that answer needs an addendum. Let’s […]
How to Cook With Acorns + 4 Recipes

Acorns used to be a major food source for Native American—and with good reason. They were everywhere, were easy to gather, and stored fairly well . . . as long as they were kept in a squirrel-proof container! How to Cook with Acorns Acorns are gathered in the fall after they are ripe. Early in […]