Comments on: Hush, hush, hush, I smell a rate close by… http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/ Because Food Doesn't Have to Come From the Store Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tomato Fortress of Love http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-2820 Tomato Fortress of Love Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:45:30 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-2820 [...] battling a large army of rats last summer I decided to take some preventative measures this year. No more will I come out to find [...] [...] battling a large army of rats last summer I decided to take some preventative measures this year. No more will I come out to find [...]

]]> By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-2581 admin Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:31:45 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-2581 Mary, yikes! Mice in the house? Barbara, I got a Presto canner which I found at Fred Meyer in Seattle. It happened to be the same price as online with no shipping or wait and I wanted to get processing. Mary, yikes! Mice in the house?
Barbara, I got a Presto canner which I found at Fred Meyer in Seattle. It happened to be the same price as online with no shipping or wait and I wanted to get processing.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-2511 Barbara Wed, 02 Jun 2010 22:46:05 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-2511 Hi Annette, What kind of pressure canner did you get? Did you buy it online or locally? Barbara Hi Annette,

What kind of pressure canner did you get? Did you buy it online or locally?

Barbara

]]> By: Mary M http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 Mary M Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:33:45 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-1870 I can relate to the rats only our pest was mice from a dead tree a neighbor cut down at our last home in the city. One day we had no mice and the next day after the tree came down we could see dozens of them in the back yard and into the house they came within a week. We had to use a pesticide we got from a local landscaper. It was safe for the ground, plants and water. But very toxic to pets and humans. I can relate to the rats only our pest was mice from a dead tree a neighbor cut down at our last home in the city. One day we had no mice and the next day after the tree came down we could see dozens of them in the back yard and into the house they came within a week. We had to use a pesticide we got from a local landscaper. It was safe for the ground, plants and water. But very toxic to pets and humans.

]]> By: The Chicken Tractor and Castings http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-1427 The Chicken Tractor and Castings Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:18:27 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-1427 [...] I also have some small garbage cans sank halfway into the ground with worm holes drilled in. Into these go my smaller kitchen scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds and whatnots. When it gets too wet I put a layer of dry wood shavings from the coop on top to keep the fruit flies at bay. The worms and potato bugs move in to break down those scraps as well, although this seems to take longer but there is less loss from the pile since it doesn’t wash away in the rain. And these are secure so if I have things like tomatoes I can put them in these lidded cans without fear that I am feeding the rats. [...] [...] I also have some small garbage cans sank halfway into the ground with worm holes drilled in. Into these go my smaller kitchen scraps, egg shells, coffee grounds and whatnots. When it gets too wet I put a layer of dry wood shavings from the coop on top to keep the fruit flies at bay. The worms and potato bugs move in to break down those scraps as well, although this seems to take longer but there is less loss from the pile since it doesn’t wash away in the rain. And these are secure so if I have things like tomatoes I can put them in these lidded cans without fear that I am feeding the rats. [...]

]]> By: Lamb Shanks Osso Bucco Style http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-466 Lamb Shanks Osso Bucco Style Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:09:40 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-466 [...] are from the freezer. I canned them in a water bath then did some research on illnesses caused by rats in the garden, freaked out and bought a pressure canner. I ran them through a cycle of that despite that they [...] [...] are from the freezer. I canned them in a water bath then did some research on illnesses caused by rats in the garden, freaked out and bought a pressure canner. I ran them through a cycle of that despite that they [...]

]]> By: Justine http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-280 Justine Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:44:14 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-280 Hi, I haven't noticed fewer wasps with the honeybees. The honeybees will defend thier hives from wasps, but we have lots and lots of all kinds of bees and wasps, I'm sure they are drawn to your garden. Hi, I haven’t noticed fewer wasps with the honeybees. The honeybees will defend thier hives from wasps, but we have lots and lots of all kinds of bees and wasps, I’m sure they are drawn to your garden.

]]> By: admin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-273 admin Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:24:23 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-273 Sara - I just figured out how to post on your blog again today. I have to be logged into wordpress first. If I didn't have a blog I don't think it would let me post at all! I plan on reading a lot more Michael Pollan this winter when the garden is on "low" and the harvest is put up. I'll put that on my list, along with Joel Salatin's So You Want to Be a Farmer. Thanks for the tip! Sara – I just figured out how to post on your blog again today. I have to be logged into wordpress first. If I didn’t have a blog I don’t think it would let me post at all! I plan on reading a lot more Michael Pollan this winter when the garden is on “low” and the harvest is put up. I’ll put that on my list, along with Joel Salatin’s So You Want to Be a Farmer. Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Sara Ohlin http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Sara Ohlin Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:52:20 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-266 Ooooh I sympathize with your rat problem, and the image of them "lounging about and sampling the fare" is both gross and hilarious. Have you read Michael Pollan's book Second Nature? If you haven't there is the most hilarious essay in it where he tries to get rid of a woodchuck, who refuses to leave his garden alone. And it gets to the point where he almost blows himself up. Ooooh I sympathize with your rat problem, and the image of them “lounging about and sampling the fare” is both gross and hilarious. Have you read Michael Pollan’s book Second Nature? If you haven’t there is the most hilarious essay in it where he tries to get rid of a woodchuck, who refuses to leave his garden alone. And it gets to the point where he almost blows himself up.

]]> By: chez danisse http://www.sustainableeats.com/2009/08/23/hush-hush-hush-i-smell-a-rate-close-by/comment-page-1/#comment-265 chez danisse Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:52:37 +0000 http://www.sustainableeats.com/?p=402#comment-265 we never had any rat issues, but deer, gophers, birds, cats, raccoons, dogs, bad bugs, etc. a few for them, a few for us, a few for them... we never had any rat issues, but deer, gophers, birds, cats, raccoons, dogs, bad bugs, etc. a few for them, a few for us, a few for them…

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