New Arrivals on the Homestead

Now that I've finished with school and have few plans to leave for the summer, we've decided it a good time to raise some new chickens. Our older ladies, bless their hearts, are more pets than producers these days-- really mere place holders for the egg layers of the future. Breeds of choice for this new batch: New Hampshire Reds, Delawares, Speckled Sussex, Black Australorps, and my personal favorite Buff Orpingtons. Chicks, if you haven't raised them before, may be the worlds most endearing baby creature. Their fuzzy heads and butts would melt a heart of stone.

Rebuilding the American Dream

Last night we came home to eat dinner, and entertained a live stream of Moveon.orgs' Roots concert and Van Jone's talking about the fall of the American dream. The talk was so good I've decided to repost it. Jones, who was targeted by FOX news when he joined the Obama administration to work on a Green Jobs initiative, is now speaking out about the 'broke' economy and who broke it. Grab your lunch, sit down with some friends and check it out:

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