The Germination

It all began with a visit to Becca and Eric's house and seeing their chickens in urban St. Louis. Now, we have 6 chickens-(layers Cotton, Daisy, and Mabel and upstarts Lila, Nugget, and Speckles/Spotty). We lost one of our first and probably friendliest chickens (Lovie) to a hawk. From there, we moved on to a raised bed garden in the back yard. Then mushroom logs with Shiitake and Maitake. Then a larger garden in the back yard and then a second location in a yard on Summer Ave. Seeds for the gardens came from High Mowing Organic Seeds, Annie's Heirloom Seeds, and Seattle Seed Company. All of these seed companies were a great help for us to start and their catalogs provided a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. So lets recap-2 coops, 6 chickens, mushroom logs and two gardens. Thanks Becca (sarcasm) and thanks Becca-do to your inspiration we went out in our backyard last night for fresh oregano, basil, and sage for a marinate....more to come..

The First Chicken-Lovie

The Chickens began as a Mother's Day gift and now Stephanie tends to 6 chickens but her favorites are Cotton (left) and Lila...

Mabel, Cotton, Daisy, and Lovie