Category: Keeping Animals
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Head Cheese Recipe
It’s a boiled pig’s head, meat removed and diced, then set in a terrine mould with jelly made from the cooking broth. What’s not to like?!
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Pig Trotters In Sweet Vinegar
We’re getting towards the end of the pigs we raised for meat – literally! I’ve never cooked trotters before, so this was an interesting meal.
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A More Secure Chicken Pen
I’ve now fortified the chicken run, so hopefully we won’t have any more trouble with foxes!
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Indian Runner Ducklings
Eight Indian Runner ducklings join the growing menagerie!
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Gourmet Farmer – Australia’s River Cottage?
The first series of Gourmet Farmer aired on SBS last year, and it’s back this year for Series 2. Is this Australia’s answer to Britain’s River Cottage?
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Puppies and Piglets Available – Illawarra
There are more puppies available from Jessie’s litter, and the family we bought pigs from last year have two litters available.
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Meet Jessie, The Red Kelpie Pup
Meet Jessie, our new family pet and future livestock fox defence system.
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Meeting Joel Salatin In Jamberoo
Wow, what a day! I attended an all-day workshop, right here in Jamberoo, with Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm.
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Chicken Massacre
Foxes broke into our chicken pen and killed everything in sight. Don’t read this post if you’re sensitive!
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Podcast Interview With Gavin From “The Greening of Gavin”
I was interviewed by Gavin Webber from The Greening Of Gavin as part of a series of podcasts he’s done with sustainable bloggers from around Australia. Let me know what you think!