Raising Chickens and Urban Gardening
It is officially spring. While it’s not the actual vernal equinox (that’s still a couple of weeks away); I know it’s spring because when I walked into the farm store last week the undeniable sound of chicks “peeping” could be heard. And to me, that is a true sound of spring. Yes, chicks are here again. If you have been…
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Announcing the Heirloom Tomato and Vegetable Plant Lineup for 2016! We are pleased to announce the 2016 lineup of heirloom tomato and veggie starts offered for sale by The Coeur d’Alene Coop. We’ve scoured the catalog pages of our favorite seed supplier to bring you the best heirloom tomato and vegetable starts available. All our plants are grown from open…
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It’s been a relatively calm fall here in northern Idaho, with many mild days and nights above the freezing mark. To date, we’ve only had a week when our coop went into “winter-mode,” when we had to turn on the coop’s heat lamp and plug in the heated water bucket. While the predicted El Nino winter may keep things frost-free,…
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Announcing the 2015 Heirloom Tomato and Veggie Lineup! It truly feels like spring in Coeur d’Alene, especially with the daytime temperatures reaching into the low 60s. The “official” first day of spring is still two weeks away…but now is a great time to start planning your 2015 garden! We’ve been busy here at the 2nd Street Chicken Ranch ordering seeds…
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