Farming

Keeping Backyard Chickens for Fresh Eggs

Keeping Backyard Chickens for Fresh Eggs

Caroline, just one more thing. Just remember, the eggs are for selling, not for throwing. —Charles Ingalls, Season 1, Episode 9 – School MomWho could forget how often Ma was able to add a bit of extra spending money by selling eggs from her chickens to the general store? The truth is, keeping backyard chickens for fresh eggs is a...

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Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser Giveaway (CLOSED)

Prairie Fires by Caroline Fraser Giveaway (CLOSED)

"Even as she acknowledged the hard labor of milking, churning, raising and caring for chickens, washing, ironing, and cleaning, she praised the path she had chosen as “a freer, happier, healthier life” than any other." Caroline Fraser Millions of readers of Little House on the Prairie believe they know Laura Ingalls - the pioneer girl...

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