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Backyard chicken checklist

eggsThe rise of the local food movement has also increased urban interest in growing food in the city. Generally, this means a small garden or some planters for tomatoes, carrots, some herbs and the like. But for some more adventurous types, this drive to “grow your own” also includes eggs – and it’s not as easy to care for chickens as you might think. Continue reading Backyard chicken checklist

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A KFC chicken post follow up

closeupchickenOne of the most read posts on this blog continues to be one that I wrote about a year and a half ago, called “The true story of KFC chickens”.

I had been a part of an annual food writer tour run by AGCare and the Ontario Farm Animal Council of a farm in the Ottawa area that raises chickens destined for KFC, aka Kentucky Fried Chicken. I wrote about what I heard, saw and experienced that day – and posted a few photos of our visit. Continue reading A KFC chicken post follow up

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