I took this picture of Skye without noticing the shadow of the chickens' fence on her face. I was going to delete it but the composition...

Yesterday, we had a crew of arborists working in our backyard. We've been postponing this tree work for a few years as we didn't know how...

We gave a cooking class hosted by Los Gatos library in collaboration with the Plant-Based Advocates . We created a savory plant-based holiday feast with a mouthwatering mushroom Wellington as centerpiece. We made a vegan stuffing, and give a plant-based twist to beloved classics like a green bean casserole, roasted sweet potatoes, and more. Here is the recording (note it's missing the first few minutes): And here are the recipes of the mushroom Wellington , cauliflower and w

Don't feel like cooking? A bit overwhelmed by your first plant-based holiday feast? No worries! Here are a few of the many plant-based...

Let this mouthwatering mushroom Wellington be the star attraction on our holiday table. A celebration of earth's wonders without harm....

This plant-based version of classic green bean casserole is the perfect holiday side dish. Ingredients (serves 6-8): * 2 lb green beans...

This is an excellent recipe by Brian Patton published in a VegNews Thanksgiving Cookbook . I added a few notes in italic . Ingredients...

Parthenogenesis is a form of asexual reproduction where an egg develops into an individual without being fertilized by a sperm. This...

Let’s talk about how baby chicks are made. Chickens reproduce sexually, meaning that they need a male and a female who combine their...

I always steamed artichokes until I had a roasted one. It's so much tastier and so simple to make that I never looked back. Ingredients...

OMG! This happened today! Skye is taking treats from Lidia! Two years after after the scary beep incident.

Four year ago, Skye was rescued from a dog meat farm and arrived to our home after a long journey. Today, we made pupcakes and celebrated...

In the last few days, we had to have two visits of strangers in our backyard. It's always a bit stressful as it's one of Skye's safe...

Chickens possess an intriguing ability that we humans don’t (one more!). They have a sleep phase called unihemispheric slow-wave sleep,...

We’ve recently welcomed 3 hens who each have an eye injury. Athos’ right eye was cloudy, Porthos’ left cornea and eyelid were damaged,...

We had an online cooking demo where we showed how to veganize many recipes, and demonstrated how to make some of your own staples. Here are the recording, the recipes, and more. Replacing eggs Here is our favorite ways to substitute 1 egg in almost any recipe: 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseeds + 3 tablespoons water It makes a thick and gelatinous egg replacement perfect for binding. ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce It adds moisture and is very versatile. Add ½ teaspoon of baking p

Et voilà! The chickens have a new home. The whole project ended up much bigger than anticipated. It started by "let's replace the damaged...

Installing a ridge cap on the run. This was the final big piece of our coop renovation project. Next will be the winterization of the run...

Building the nest box and installing the roosts. We decided to try a communal nest box as they always ended up piling up in one nest box...

Connecting the barn and the run. The connection ended up looking like a nice little chicken-size front porch :)