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skeets - my area is a lot of dairy. many have folded up just like my family did years ago. A lot of it is government regulation, but in the dairy industry milk pricing is really an oddity. From my understanding, the Secretary of Agriculture could in fact fix some of the Farmers’ problems with...

I was born and raised on a small dairy farm. Many generations of lineage. Family sold the cows when I was a young man. Property sold several years later. None of that 550 acres is in production agriculture anymore... Several years ago, I posted here that I had heard the "So God Made a...

Been a few weeks since you sent this, but I went propane-only decades ago. No right-or-wrong, just what we are accustomed to..... How do you like the Weber now? My biggest complaint with mine is that is doesn't have infinite controls. I like to be able to feather burners down without a...

Bruschetta grilled chicken over some zoodles. Pasta salad too

We’re about $5.50 in upstate New York. Gasoline is about $4.00.

@Russell King and @Tughill Tom - I got a pair of 3M Worktunes from Amazon yesterday. Worktunes were very much recommended in this thread a few years ago. Good reason, as they seem to be pretty good. Have radio and Bluetooth. I was even smart enough to pair with my cell phone (on the second...

Russell - thanks. I did see references to the 3M Work Tunes in the thread also, and that’s what I was looking at.

This thread is older. I got noise cancelling JBL earbuds and like them for snowblowing in the winter. Also wear them regularly while walking for exercise. Why, I don't know, but have found them lacking for mowing. Have preference for headphones/ear muffs. (Intuition would say it should...

Just did a little spring cleaning on my old Weber Summit propane grill. Really starting to show its age. Never been a fan of it, but it’s had staying power. I’m pretty rough on grills, and this one has seen many battles. At 15 +/- years, longest we’ve had one last. Got 12 or so from a Vermont...

I do that with rice, barley, and now farro. That partially defines the “pilaf” descriptor. Finish in simmering broth, etc. is the other part. I honestly didn’t know that until I was out of the restaurant business when I made pilaf everyday. 😳

Tell you what, farro was excellent. Never had it or even heard of it until recently. Did it pretty simply: toasted with some olive oil, added some onion and garlic. Then added broth (beef) to 2:1 ratio like rice, along with some frozen peas and carrots, black pepper (no salt- lot in the...

Shawarma chicken, farro pilaf and a salad.

Anyone an expert on Farro? Never heard of it until recently. Been looking for alternatives to taters, rice, quinoa, barley, etc. Going to try it simple pilaf-style with some veggies and probably a turmeric-seasoned broth. Pilaf only means you toast the grains in some oil and then simmer...

Not a fan of salmon as I get older, but that looks awesome!

Skeets - ran same pellet stove for about 20 years. Burn about 5 ton per year and it’s our primary heat. Had a wood stove for many years before that. There’s pros and cons. My pellet stove paid for itself each year while I was working. Now retired, I have more time to tend to a wood stove. The...