A Tale of Two Roosters

A Tale of Two Roosters

Until this last spring, we’d never had roosters at Curbstone Valley, and our intent was to keep it that way, but our last order of chicks resulted in not one, but TWO resident roosters. There are pros and cons to having roosters around.  Most people are usually...
Tomato Harvest 2010

Tomato Harvest 2010

It’s been a strange tomato season this year on the Pacific Coast.  From Southern California, to northern Washington State, gardeners have been lamenting over the coldest summer temperatures in more than 40 years.  Although our personal productivity increased...
Electric Defences

Electric Defences

This ‘Fowl Friday’ our focus is keeping our pullets safe from predators.  At Curbstone Valley we’re striving for a balance between the native wildlife here, and the domestic feathered inhabitants of the farm.  As much as we’d like to give our...
Bread Pudding with Brandied Figs

Bread Pudding with Brandied Figs

Bread pudding is  a practical, and simple dessert.  Traditionally composed of bread, milk and/or cream, sugar, and eggs, my own grandmother would make it just to ensure that the daily staples in the kitchen never went to waste. That doesn’t mean however that a...
Turkey Strut

Turkey Strut

Early this morning, we weren’t sure what today’s Fowl Friday post was going to be, but when we walked into the turkey pen, the turkeys suggested this post should be about them. It’s less than 8 weeks to Thanksgiving, and our turkeys are now 25 weeks...