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Happiness as Anarchy #354: Rainbow Chard

Amie Brûlée2020-05-16T17:52:14+10:00May 15th, 2020|Uncategorized|

Beta vulgaris of the Chenopodiaceae family is a descendant of Sea Beet from the Mediterranean coast. It self-seeds in my garden with gay abandon and when they first pop their heads up, the baby red rainbow chard plants are as cute as a button. They are tough, grow quickly and look wonderful in rows in

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Happiness as Anarchy #216: Happy chickens

Amie Brûlée2019-12-26T23:54:22+11:00December 26th, 2019|Uncategorized|

I pulled another giant broccoli plant from the veggie patch and launched it into the chicken yard this afternoon. There's not a lot of green left in their domain and so I guess it's not surprising that the chickens were happy to get a big plant, but it's remarkable how enthusiastically they gobble up the

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