Chicken Stories

Chicken stories. Heremy Hen, Half and Half and their friends. by ©Megan A Sampson Here-My-Hen Heremy Hen Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was a little chicken shed which held chickens and ducks. Heremy Hen was my favourite chicken and half and half was the prettiest because she was half cream and half black. I called my favourite chicken, Heremy Hen because she would come as soon as I called out. “here. come here, my hen”. so her name became Here-my-hen. Our first chicken family were very caring and sharing, but the next family of chickens were …

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Food Grown Simply in Containers

There is a growing movement worldwide in container growing. There are many good examples ie. http://gwr.org.au/farm/ who show how a lot can be produce with simple compost. We can use woodchip as the base under the compost/growing medium, this is a type of huglekultur. Food grown in containers is: 1. a quick way to get a supply of healthy food, 2. portable way to grow food for people who are living in the space temporarily – this method empowers people who used to feel unable to grow foods without stewardship of land. Water plants are easy to move, simply tip …

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