How to Buy the Best Thanksgiving Turkey
A Thanksgiving turkey is a big purchase—or at least, it’s a big bird with big dreams riding on it. Even if you know how much turkey to buy (two pounds…
The Most Important Thanksgiving Turkey Terms, Defined
Photo: Brent Hofacker (Shutterstock) Much like eggs or beef, turkeys come with all sorts of words written on their packaging. Words like “heritage,” “air-chilled,” “kosher,” and “pre-basted” all tell you…
Eggs, Meat Become More Costly As Feed Prices Rise Sharply
Egg, meat have become costlier due to rising feed pricesKolkata: Unabated inflation in poultry farm input costs caused prices of eggs and poultry meat to turn dearer when common households…
How to Raise Chickens Even If You Live in a City
Photo: Evikka (Shutterstock) As far as pets go, chickens are incredibly useful to have around: A pet chicken will lay eggs, eat food scraps and common garden pests, and their…
Are Expensive Eggs Actually ‘Better’ for You?
Photo: Tetiana_Didenko (Shutterstock) Of all of the foods I buy on a regular basis, the price of eggs varies the most. They can cost two bucks for 18 or seven…
‘Cage-Free’ Is Basically Meaningless, and Other Lies Your Egg Carton Is Telling You
Photo: Claire Lower Eggs are both simple and complex. They’re one of the easiest foods you can learn how to cook, but can be prepared in a seemingly endless amount…
Chicken Shit Is Really Useful, Actually
This past spring, I set out to design and maintain a sustainable garden in my backyard—and a big part of that project has involved using chickens to fertilize my soil…