Category Archives: geek

Witch, cock, dwarf, luck, wind, fart

Posted on June 7, 2015 by jkmcintyre

What do these words all have in common? Hold those bizarre interpretations – I’ll just tell you. They all have been used to describe a rare, tiny egg laid with little or no yolk. Instead, wind eggs contain albumin (the … Continue reading →

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Neem oil to control chicken lice – a.k.a. I am such a geek

Posted on February 3, 2014 by jkmcintyre

Yesterday was sunny and ‘warm’ (45 F), so rather than watch the Superbowl, we treated our chickens for lice. After talking with fellow members of the Seattle Farm Co-op, I opted for the soapy bath with neem oil treatment in … Continue reading →

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Heating the Homestead

Posted on January 4, 2013 by jkmcintyre

Most of the time we heat our house from the electricity grid.  Yawn, I know. Passive solar does the trick on rare, glorious sunny Seattle days, but the rest of the time we use an efficient ductless heat pump for … Continue reading →

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Garden Soil Assessment

Posted on October 26, 2012 by jkmcintyre

Every year I do the bare minimum to maintain soil fertility in my garden. I always make a big effort the first year I garden new land, resulting in amazing productivity, then find declining yields thereafter. This is because I … Continue reading →

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