Comments for Urban Farm Hub

Comment on Making Homemade Yogurt by Diana

Diana — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:58:11 +0000

Thanks very much for these great suggestions. I will give them a try.

Comment on Milky Tales, Part One by Diana

Diana — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:56:33 +0000

Me too! It is supposed to age until October so I’ll let you know. Right now it doesn’t look so great.

Comment on Cosmopolitan Hen: Rusty’s Last Stand by Robin Taylor

Robin Taylor — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:12:11 +0000

Hello Joshua! Our little Rusty was about 15 weeks old when we did him in. We wanted to wait long enough for him to put on some weight, but we were very conscious of the noise he was making for our neighbors’ sake. We did a taste test for dinner on the 4th of July (a friend who loves chicken was over to help out). We bought a plain whole chicken from the grocery store, then split both that one and our roo in half. Both chickens were marinated in saltwater for about 12 hours, then one half of each was treated to an herbed butter rub under the skin. The other halves were skinned and smothered in barbecue sauce. Both treatments were excellent, but we realized that store-bought chickens really are pumped full of liquids to make them seem fatter and juicier. Our Rusty was much tastier, and the leftover bones and pieces made an awesome batch of soup.

Comment on Edible Flowers by Ashley DeForest

Ashley DeForest — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:03:07 +0000

I’ve tried them in salads but how do you use them in a cocktail? It sounds wonderful!

Comment on Cosmopolitan Hen: Rusty’s Last Stand by Joshua McNichols

Joshua McNichols — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:21:20 +0000

I recently butchered a rooster, also in the city, and found it tough. What age was your rooster when you slaughtered it? What recipe did you use?

Comment on Milky Tales, Part One by Joshua McNichols

Joshua McNichols — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:18:28 +0000

I REALLY want to hear how your aged cheese turned out!

Comment on Edible Flowers by Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:04:02 +0000

borage flowers are yummy, in salads and cocktails.

Comment on Making Homemade Yogurt by meg brown

meg brown — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:36:16 +0000

Yum, sounds good and easy! Thanks!

Comment on Peek-a-boo Garden by Danny

Danny — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 01:43:36 +0000

I’m glad to know it’s not just me! Although in my case the disappearances are more mysterious than the volunteers. The most disappointing was noticing that every single one of the morning glories I had just transplanted outside were gone, vanished without a trace. Losing the entire crop of little beet plants to (I assume) rabbits was also a blow. On the plus side, one of the volunteer tomato plants looks like it actually might be producing edible fruit, which would be a first for me.

Comment on Cosmopolitan Hen: Winnie’s Beak Troubles by Robin Taylor

Robin Taylor — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:30:15 +0000

Hey Lillian. Feel free to drop me an email at taylorgirl6@gmail.com, and pictures of your chicken wouldn’t go astray. If I can’t help directly, I’ll connect you with a few resources on scissor beak treatment.