just6chickens
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I'm a backyard gardener, beekeeper and chicken mama in rural Maryland where I embrace native and pollinator friendly plant offerings absent chemical interventions. Clovers, dandelions and wild violets decorate my lawn in a different kind of beauty, one that embraces nature's offerings and gives back to the wildlife surrounding me. My small vegetable garden provides organic fruits and vegetables to my family, and often to nature's marauders. My chickens eat organically and free range with supervision. My honey bees don't follow my rules because in essence, they're not my bees. I just own the equipment and provide lodging in hopes of harvesting a little honey each summer along with the bounty of produce available from my garden, farmers markets and grocery stores from their vital pollination services. I earned my master gardener certificate from the University of Maryland Extension Services in 2014 and began beekeeping in 2012. What I've learned along the way is that our choices matter and there's always more to learn.