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A Funny Story About Chicken Coop Safety

A Funny Story About Chicken Coop Safety

I've never thought much about chicken coop safety, except for the safety of the chickens themselves, but have you ever locked yourself in a chicken coop? It’s not as easy  
An Ever-Growing Garden

An Ever-Growing Garden

Everything you need to know about today's story comes in these two sentences: "I had never been much of a gardener, but when one acquires a home for the first  
When There are Ducks in the Garden

When There are Ducks in the Garden

Ducks in the garden? That's not a common problem, I'd think. But then again, if you have a pond or lake near your garden, why wouldn't it be? Ducks like  
A Little Gardening Help?

A Little Gardening Help?

I remember the first time someone ever asked me for gardening help. "Who, me?" I thought. I still considered myself a black thumb at that point, so I was excited  
A Gardening Poem About Life and Death

A Gardening Poem About Life and Death

Today's gardening poem about the rich diversity of a garden, "with plants of a hundred families, in the space between the trees," is a lovely reminder of life and death,  
The Tomatoes That Wouldn’t Quit

The Tomatoes That Wouldn’t Quit

In this delightful and witty tale, author Clarence Boucher takes us on a humorous journey through his reluctant foray into gardening, guided by his determined wife, Diana. With a Southern