Monthly Archives: March 2010

Please Pass the Organic Chicken Meat!

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Mary

This news in! Organically fed chickens develop different and superior genes than conventionally fed chickens. Why is this exciting to me? Well, our spring broilers arrived last Wednesday which means my freezer will be 25 chickens richer in about 7 … Continue reading →

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Toxic Peanut Butter

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Mary

Cancer causing toxins in peanut butter…what next? They are more correctly called: aflatoxins. Peanuts, and certain other crops such as corn contain the highest risks of aflatoxin contamination, because they attract the molds Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Aflatoxins are … Continue reading →

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Barley Biscuits

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Mary

Manna from Heaven would be so lovely, in my opinion. We’ve had such a snow-laden winter, that the poor chickens haven’t wanted to free range much. Why bother when the ground is covered with cold, white stuff, right? Sometimes I … Continue reading →

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