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Odds 'n Sods:
We were recently somewhat "snowed in" and ran low on feed for our
flock of assorted fowl. So the ever-resourceful Memsahib simply
broke out one of our oldest 35 pound buckets of hard red winter wheat from
the JASBORR.
She soaked the wheat in water for 12 hours, and voila! Soft, plump wheat berries.
She is also sprouting some wheat, which is even more nutritious. She
mentioned
that
her maternal great-grandmother, at the turn of last century used sprouted wheat
for chicken feed. This kept her hens laying eggs throughout the winter. Before
the days of electrically-lighted hen houses, winter eggs brought a premium
price.
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Thanks to KBF for sending this: Bangladesh
Hit by Bird Flu Outbreak
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Eric sent this: Disaster Preparation for Dogs
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An interesting discussion in progress, over at The Oil Drum: More
Thoughts
on Relocalization.
