https://beanandbantam.com/writing-samples-clips/2026-03-31T17:39:55+00:00weekly0.6https://beanandbantam.com/2020/06/24/about-time-my-short-story-published-in-the-london-reader/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_3190.jpgimg_31902026-03-28T12:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/01/03/a-new-year/2020-02-03T00:47:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/08/17/gardening-august-preserves/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4203-e1440038460541.jpgIMG_4203August blooming: the oriental lily - these lilies smell divine, and they have a sort of cantilevered structural magic, like medieval cathedrals with their flying buttresses...https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4789-e1440033092725.jpgIMG_4789https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4854-e1440032937329.jpgIMG_4854https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4883-e1440032997334.jpgAugust garden, ready to harvestThe garden in August, ready to harvest tomatoes, corn, cukes, beans, chard... https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4893-e1440033241687.jpgChickens eating weeds in their pen!https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4914-e1440033054135.jpgIMG_4914https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4913-e1440033363124.jpgThe garden in August, the pumpkins stretch to the wood pile...The garden in August, the pumpkins stretch to the wood pile... the sun flowers begin to bloom...https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4928-e1440033173624.jpgIMG_4928A basket of apples that my dehydrator will just hold once peeled, cored, and sliced.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4933-e1440033204249.jpgearly ripe applesEarly ripe apples, the ones that fall off the tree in August and must be sorted carefully, the unmarked ones gathered.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4935-e1440033278968.jpgConsider giving extra garden produce to the local food shelf.Consider giving extra garden produce to the local food shelf. One in five children in Vermont has food insecurity, according to Feeding America.2020-02-03T00:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/contact/2020-01-07T00:33:52+00:00weekly0.6https://beanandbantam.com/2015/01/20/lost-and-found/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_2394-1.jpgimg_2394-1https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/img_2445-1.jpgimg_2445-1https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image14.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image13.jpgFlintlock found on our land with a metal detectorFlintlock found on our land with a metal detector2020-01-06T01:21:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2017/02/15/searching-for-grace/2020-01-06T00:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/01/10/planting-1ooo-bulbs-at-a-time/2019-08-10T16:43:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2018/05/10/violas-lost-and-found/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_6574.jpgimg_6574https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_6591.jpgimg_6591https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/img_6592.jpgimg_65922025-03-05T19:47:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/03/22/tips-for-brooding-chicks-indoors/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3361.jpgChick treats: scrambled eggs, apple and parsleyTreats for the chicks: high protein scrambled egg, some chopped apples, and parsleyhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/brooding-inside-the-house.jpgbrooding inside the househttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/week-old-chick.jpgweek old barred rock chickhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/week-old-chick-2.jpgweek old chick 2https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_35601.jpgIMG_3560March 18 - one weekhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3560.jpgIMG_3560https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3569-e1427050444431.jpgIMG_3569https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3568-e1427050516158.jpgIMG_3568https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3567.jpgIMG_3567https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3565-e1427050309658.jpgBarred rock chick at ten days oldMarch 22 - ten+ 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blooms: Catmint, purple iris, baptisia and chiveshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_3671.jpgIMG_3671https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img950215.jpggiant pumpkinsBean and Bantam pumpkins from October 20142022-08-04T19:35:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/01/17/heating-with-wood/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wood.jpgHeating with a wood stove during the Vermont winterhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image3.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image2.jpgimageMetal portion of a Flintlockhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image1.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_2778.jpgIMG_2778https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_2777.jpgIMG_2777https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_2763.jpgIMG_27632017-05-24T20:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/11/27/6/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image5.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sgij15fi.jpegSgIj15fihttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_3124.jpgimg_3124https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_3164.jpgimg_3164https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_3167-e1417053915755.jpgimg_3167https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1140-e1417369505421.jpgimg_1140https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0347.jpgimg_0347https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1228.jpgimg_12282017-05-24T20:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/11/27/handmade-mittens/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image.jpgimage2020-01-07T15:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/11/28/idea-for-leftovers/2017-05-24T20:52:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/12/03/seeking-this-particular-cosmos-pattern-antique-china/2026-01-23T18:07:02+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/12/04/site-prep-for-chicken-coop/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/site-prep.jpgsite prephttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2461.jpgBefore any site prep...https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image.jpgimage2017-05-24T20:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/12/07/the-bees-are-tucked-in-for-a-nice-winter-nap/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2536.jpgIMG_2536Beehives in snowhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2460.jpgIMG_2460https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/image1.jpgimage2017-05-24T20:51:48+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/12/16/the-community-sharing-project/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image19-e1418262482762.jpgimage2020-12-14T20:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/12/17/listening-to-bees-in-winter/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2657.jpgIMG_2657My hives after the storm last week.2017-05-24T20:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2014/12/24/a-winter-garden-blue-willow-china/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image17-e1418262523660.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image3-e1418100331315.jpgimageWinter sunlight, blue willow tea cups and saucershttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image2-e1418100296263.jpgimage2017-05-24T20:50:51+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/01/02/my-future-flock-cross-my-fingers/2025-11-21T18:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/01/05/anticipation-in-winter/2017-05-24T20:50:18+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/01/28/twaiku/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image11.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image10.jpgimage2017-05-24T20:49:09+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/01/30/easy-excellent-ribs-with-spicy-chard/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ribs2.jpgTender excellent ribs like my grandmother used to make. Oven roasted in two hours, with only three ingredients. Easy recipe.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_2895.jpgSpicy Chard GreensSpicy chard greens with red pepper flakes, salt, garlic and lemonhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image5.jpgimagehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image4.jpgRack of easy excellent ribslook at that melty barbeque sauce!2017-05-24T20:48:38+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/01/31/glimpses-of-magic/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/glimpses-of-magic.jpgGlimpses of Magic2017-05-24T20:48:26+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/02/04/appreciating-the-ridiculous/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image12.jpgimage2017-05-24T20:48:03+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/02/07/messy-kid-fun-handmade-valentines/2017-05-24T20:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/02/15/equinox-mountain-vantage-point-and-boundaries/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3338.jpgStone gate post in the woodsStone gate post in the woods2017-05-24T20:46:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/02/19/jasper-tankard-or-stein-and-salt/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/image1-e1418096628684.jpgJasper Tankard and SaltSeeking more information on this Jasper Tankard and Salt2026-03-06T19:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/02/23/spring/2017-05-24T20:45:49+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/02/28/messy-kid-fun-plant-amaryllis/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fotolia_61080295_m.jpgAmaryllis flowerAmaryllis © tuelekza - Fotolia.comhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3179-1.jpgAmaryllis one week after plantingAmaryllis one week after plantinghttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3179-0.jpgIMG_3179-0https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3149.jpgIMG_3149Watering after planting: bring your child and the pots, and the spoon over to the sink, and use the sprayer to water the bulbs. Have your child help by spooning water on the pots. Fill the pots to the top with water, wait for them to drain, and repeat. Once drained, set on saucers.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3148.jpgIMG_3148https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3147.jpgIMG_3147https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3146.jpgIMG_3146https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3144.jpgIMG_3144https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3140.jpgSpooning soil for plantingAsk your child to help you spoon potting mix into the pot until each pot is about 2/3 full. Remember to thank your child for helping, and to praise them for doing such a good job helping. https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_3138.jpgIMG_31382017-05-24T20:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/03/02/spicy-kitchen-chard-greens-with-garlic-and-hot-pepper/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/chard.jpgMangold or Swiss chard 'Rainbow' leaves isolated on whiteChard photo © Anna Sedneva - Fotolia.com2017-05-24T20:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/03/04/hoping-for-a-hint-of-spring/2017-05-24T20:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/03/06/robin-tales/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/robin-5.jpgRobin and Babyhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/robin-4.jpgrobin 4https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/robin-3-e1425619685563.jpgrobin 3https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/robin-2.jpgrobin 2https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/robin-1.jpgrobin 12017-05-24T20:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/03/14/spring-chickens/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3311.jpgBarred Rock chickshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3312-e1460053825120.jpgBarred Rock chicks just a couple days oldMarch 14 - just a couple days oldhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3313.jpgIMG_3313March 14, a couple days oldhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3314.jpgIMG_3314https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3315.jpgIMG_3315March 14, a couple days oldhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3316.jpgIMG_33162017-05-24T20:44:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/03/30/a-sunday-walk-in-vermont/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stump1.jpgstumphttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ca_042014091507191.jpgEaster egg hunt 2014Easter egg hunt 2014https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/barns1.jpgbarnsVermont barns in springhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/river-one.jpgSpring river snow banksThe river is high, the banks still snowy2017-05-24T20:44:11+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/04/05/chickens-and-candy-eggs/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/brooder-chicks-at-3-weeks-e1428283093901.jpgbrooder chicks at 3 weeksT-Rex?https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/3-week-plus-barred-rock-rooster-e1428283078139.jpg3-week plus barred rock rooster3-week plus barred rock roosterhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/barred-rock-hens-at-3-weeks-plus.jpgbarred rock hens at 3-weeks plusMarch 30 three weekshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/easter-egg-hunt.jpgeaster egg huntSunday: Candy Egg Hunt in the Back Yard2017-05-24T20:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/04/03/mysterious-skinners-cave-in-manchester-vermont/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cave-2.pngcave 2page about Skinner's Cave on Mount Equinox in Manchester, Vermont From “Glacieres; or Freezing Caverns” author Edwin Swift Balch published by Allen Lane & Scott in 1900.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/skinners-cave.pngSkinners Cavepage about Skinner's Cave on Mount Equinox in Manchester, Vermont From “Glacieres; or Freezing Caverns” author Edwin Swift Balch published by Allen Lane & Scott in 1900.2024-09-09T11:41:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/03/29/blueberry-pancakes-and-week-2-of-chickens-in-the-house/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3372.jpgTwo week old barred rock RoosterTwo-week old barred rock rooster. https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3373.jpgIMG_3373https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3375.jpgGang of 2-week old barred rock chickensMarch 24 (two weeks)https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3378.jpgFeathering out: 2 week old chickenFine feathers: at two weeks the wings are feathering in, and the tail and underside are also starting to come in https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img_3376.jpgtwo-week old barred rock chickens on top of their Brinsea ecoglowChickens and their beaky gaze in duplicate2017-05-24T20:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/04/13/spring-comes-in-on-little-bird-feet/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3401.jpgIMG_3401https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_34101.jpgMottled java chickshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_34121.jpgIMG_3412https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3433.jpgsnowdropsApril snowdrops in Vermonthttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3434.jpggreen April Mosshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3437.jpgBarred rock henApril 12 one monthhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3439.jpgBeeches and blue skieshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3438.jpgBarred rock chicks in the new coopApril 12 - one month old2017-05-24T20:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/04/19/mottled-java-chicks/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3473.jpgmottled java chick ten days oldhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3478.jpgIMG_3478https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3477.jpgMottled java chicks in brooderCan you spot the the ringleader? https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3476.jpgYoung mottled javaThese guys move so fast that it's hard to get a sharp picture with no blurhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3479.jpgMottled Java chick 10 days oldhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3410.jpgMottled Java two days old2017-05-24T20:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/04/23/three-questions-to-find-your-way-back-when-youve-lost-sight-of-where-you-are-when-you-are-head-down-feet-forward-in-a-routine-of-habit/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3474.jpgBarred rock roosterApril 19 five weekshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3475.jpgBarred Rocks in CoopApril 19 five weekshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3480.jpgIMG_3480April 19 - about five weekshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3481.jpgIMG_3481https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3482.jpgIMG_3482Is this how you want to live?2017-05-24T20:40:28+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/04/28/25-singing-chickens/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3503.jpgMottled JavaMottled Java chick, 2 weekshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3504.jpgMottled Java, two weeksMottled Java chick, two weeks, with clearly operatic influences in that tail https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3505.jpgMottled Java chickhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3506.jpgIMG_3506https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3507.jpgIMG_3507https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/img_3508.jpgIMG_35082017-05-24T20:40:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/05/08/a-simple-rearrangement-of-atoms/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3549.jpgCircus horse with angelWe went to the circus and this is what we saw: angels riding horses (or is this Pegasus?)https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3556.jpgIMG_3556And, you know, a unicorn or two for good measure...https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3521-e1432521808925.jpgIMG_3521https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3514-e1432521882315.jpgFree Ranging Barred RocksMay 8 first free range2018-04-27T12:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/05/26/strawberry-rhubarb-pie/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3590-e1432690881165.jpgIMG_3590https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3589-e1432690987492.jpgIMG_3589a pie in the making.... strawberries and rhubarb and butter and sugarhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3588-e1432691210788.jpgIMG_3588https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3586.jpgIMG_3586https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_2899-e1432691734973.jpgIMG_2899https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3609-e1432691552520.jpgIMG_3609https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3610-e1432691645427.jpgIMG_3610https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3611-e1432691347731.jpgIMG_3611Mottled java rooster and hen, almost two months oldhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3612.jpgIMG_3612https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/img_3613-e1432691785453.jpgIMG_36132017-05-24T20:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/06/25/strange-physics-and-chickens-too/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_3841.jpgIMG_38412017-05-24T20:38:41+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/07/03/art-history-with-chickens-millet-and-manet/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/the-gleaners-1857.jpgthe-gleaners-1857https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3712-e1460146219890.jpgBarred rocks at three months on mulch pileJune 24 (about three months)https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3907.jpgIMG_3907https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3951.jpgIMG_39512017-05-24T20:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/07/06/july-gardening/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3956.jpgIMG_3956https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3957.jpgIMG_3957https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3955.jpggarden pumpkinsOur pumpkins (planted last month), backed with sunflowers. https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_3954.jpghttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/picmonkey-collage-e1435944197211.jpgPicMonkey Collage2017-05-24T20:37:53+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/07/15/the-wild-garden/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/spectacular.jpgCreate a natural pollinator garden for the bees & birds; an easy low-stress gardening method of cultivating and creating a new garden that helps wild pollinators like birds and bees, provides them with habitat and pollen and nest areas. Bean & Bantam blog post about how I created my own pollinator garden.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/pollinator-garden-pin1.jpgCreate a natural pollinator garden for the bees & birds; an easy low-stress gardening method of cultivating and creating a new garden that helps wild pollinators like birds and bees, provides them with habitat and pollen and nest areas. Bean & Bantam blog post about how I created my own pollinator garden.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4713-e1440032525502.jpgIMG_4713https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4719-e1440032584672.jpgIMG_4719https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4722.jpgIMG_4722https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/img_4708.jpgIMG_4708https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_45061.jpgIMG_4506https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4506-e1436061040337.jpgIMG_4506The bee yard has become a wild garden, a place where I experiment with growing, a place where chocolate mint and roses and yew battle with weeds, and where I harvest unwanted weeds for the chickens, but leave the pleasing ones to grow on.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4499.jpgIMG_4499https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4496.jpgIMG_44962017-05-24T20:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/07/30/a-garden-grows/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4628.jpgIMG_4628Gawky Mottled Java roosters (not yet fully grown, these are silly giant juvenile roosters).https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4634.jpgIMG_4634Barred Plymouth Rock roosterhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4654.jpgThe Pumpkins are making a break for itThe Pumpkins are making a break for ithttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4649.jpgThe garden at the end of JulyThe garden at the end of Julyhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4711.jpgIMG_4711The Wild Garden continues to improve as well...https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4698.jpgIMG_4698https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4685.jpgIMG_4685And, a Cream Legbar, best pal of Bawk Bawkhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4686.jpgIMG_4686A new addition, Bawk Bawk the Barnevelder, an old Dutch breed with nicely laced feathers. https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4665.jpgIMG_4665July 30 Four month old Young Henshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_4618.jpgIMG_46182017-05-24T20:37:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/09/07/crossing-to-safety/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_42551.jpgIMG_4255https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4430.jpgIMG_4430https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4408.jpgBean & Bantam: Sun dappled shade, dappled chickenSun dappled shade, dappled chickenhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4384.jpgBean & Bantam: dehydrating appleshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4374.jpgIMG_4374https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4371.jpgIMG_4371https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4255.jpgIMG_4255https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4339.jpgBean and Bantam Tomato harvestOne day's harvest from the garden, from six or eight plants. https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4320.jpgBean & Bantam: dehydrating tomatoeshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_4342.jpgIMG_43422017-05-24T20:36:12+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/09/27/handsome-brook-farm-setting-the-standard/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/left.jpgThese are Handsome Brook Farm chickens, one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies for 2015, selling eggs from pasture-raised hens. Photo courtesy of Handsome Brook Farms.<span style="color:#999999;">These are Handsome Brook Farm chickens, one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies for 2015, selling eggs from pasture-raised hens. Photo courtesy of Handsome Brook Farms.</span>https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/hbf_chickens-4_conor-harrigan.jpgHBF_Chickens 4_Conor HarriganPhoto courtesy Handsome Brook Farmhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1505222_844595028908226_8653297802463245447_n.jpgHandsome Brook Farm, one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies for 2015, selling eggs from pasture-raised hens.Handsome Brook Farm, one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies for 2015, selling eggs from pasture-raised hens. Photo courtesy of Handsome Brook Farms.https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015-06-23-19-51-18.jpgThese are Handsome Brook Farm chickens, one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies for 2015, selling eggs from pasture-raised hens. Photo courtesy of Handsome Brook Farms.<span style="color:#999999;">These are Handsome Brook Farm chickens, one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies for 2015, selling eggs from pasture-raised hens. Photo courtesy of Handsome Brook Farms.</span>https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/007.jpgHandsome Brook Farm, a 2015 Inc. 500 fastest growing companyHandsome Brook Farm, one of the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies for 2015, selling eggs from pasture-raised henshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/004.jpg004https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/003.jpg0032017-05-24T20:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2015/11/25/pie-quick-homemade-crust-for-sweet-or-savory-pies/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4571-e1448468475458.jpghomemade pie crust with rolling pinhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4572-e1448468418235.jpgMake pie from scratch: crust made from real butter is better, and easy to makehttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4573-e1448468405403.jpgIMG_4573https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_4574-e1448468386760.jpgIMG_4574Make pie from scratch: crust made from real butter is better, and easy to make. Recipe at Bean & Bantam.2017-05-24T20:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/01/30/weekend-breakfasts/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0934-e1454168621129.jpgFinished fluffy omelethttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0933-e1454168689768.jpgJust out of the broilerhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0928-e1454168588378.jpgmidway through cookinghttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0922-e1454168879441.jpgAnd the eggs hit the panhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0921-e1454168934288.jpgBeat the eggshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0919-e1454168988924.jpgButter in the panhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0914-e1454169093699.jpgBeaten eggshttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0910-e1454169151420.jpgBowl of fresh eggs2017-05-24T20:32:04+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/03/20/spring-equinox/2017-05-24T20:31:34+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/03/29/lucky-finds-van-schaick-glass-plate-negatives/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled-16.jpgVan Schaick brothers glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYVan Schaick brothers glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled-15.jpgCharles Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYCharles Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled-14.jpgCharles Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYCharles Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled-13.jpgMiss Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYMiss Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled-10.jpgWendell Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYWendell Van Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled-9.jpgVan Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYVan Schaick glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/untitled-8.jpg"The Van Schaick Girls" glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NY"The Van Schaick Girls" glass negative by HM Bloomer, Hudson Falls, NYhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_08941-e1453670332860.jpgIMG_0894[1]https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0820-e1453349550223.jpgIMG_0820https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img_0812-e1453349492295.jpgIMG_08122024-02-27T17:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/04/24/how-fast-do-chickens-grow-when-can-i-move-chicks-to-their-coop/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1.jpgDay old chicks are super cute, but what you may not realize is that these cute balls of fluff grow faster than you can imagine. How fast? They easily double or triple in size each week after the first week. Progression pics of my own chicks, from first days on up2017-05-24T20:30:45+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/08/27/use-your-words/2017-05-24T20:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.com/2016/09/02/as-summer-turns-to-fall/https://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/watermarked-photo-2016-09-01-1632-e1472822901747.jpgsummer honey in jars and comb honeyhttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/watermarked-photo-2-2016-09-01-1631-e1472822773260.jpgBeehives in the Wild Garden at sunsethttps://beanandbantam.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/watermarked-photo-3-2016-09-01-1631-e1472822673859.jpgPhlox and tree silouhettes in the wild garden at sunset2017-05-24T20:26:37+00:00monthlyhttps://beanandbantam.comdaily1.02026-03-31T17:39:55+00:00