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BuzzQuack
BuzzQuack? What is it? We are a family living in the middle of town in Austin, TX. When we bought our home (my first) I had dreams of landscaping for wildlife. It seemed like the best use of my small...
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Planting in the Rain!
Here in Central Texas, we have been living through an on-going drought. Now, at the end of summer, my once pretty little raised bed garden has been turned rock hard with deep crevasses. You can only...
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Are Your Mealworms Portable?
This will, no doubt, prove to be my favorite question of the week. The Girl Scout troop we are in is working on a bugs and flowers badge. An unexpected storm ended our planned trip to the local...
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Roasting Peppers
I was at the grocery last week, and was delighted to see red bell peppers on sale for 50 cents each! I bought six. I meant to dehydrate them, but didn’t get around to it. Instead, I decided to roast...
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What’s the Difference Between Pastured and Pasteurization?
Clearly, this is not intended to be a treatise on these subjects, rather, a quick discussion of “pastured” and “pasteurization” as they relate to food. What inspired me was a woman who wanted to buy my...
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Brew Your Own, Part 3! (Making Wine from Wild Plants)
Elderberries Have you caught on that we like wine here at BuzzQuack? Welcome to our third and final posts in our Brew Your Own wine series. Three years ago, we planted an elderberry in a pot. This...
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Tomatoes–Queen of the Garden
The most glorious veggie in the garden is without a doubt, the tomato. Right off the vine, a warm, sweet tomato is one of summer’s greatest pleasures. Here at BuzzQuack, we planted our tomatoes a...
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How was the coop tour? Did you get your name in the drawing for free eggs?
Thank you all for attending the 5th Annual Austin Funky Chicken Coop Tour! We had about 1,000 attendees and it was a huge success! In the upper right corner of this blog, under the page Austin Funky...
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Why Hate Gwyneth Paltrow?
Good Health Radiates Beauty! Oh for heaven’s sake. I was going to write this morning about my beautiful irises that are blooming or maybe even the marauding raccoon that continues to dig the fish heads...
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