Gerald Griffin

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I want to modify my pie subscription from 1 whole pie per month to 1 slice of pie per month

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Try this link on removing skins from Fava beans

Just a thought, on greening deserts, would it be possible to use human manure to add organics to the soil. I realize that there need be a way to make the waste safe (free of pathogens), but there are some positive results in turning around poor soil using human manure. If there are no issues, like in the U.S., where municipalities, most of the time are not sure what might be in there solids. In under developed areas you pretty much only have animal and human waste to consider. Of course there may be social or religious consideratons to take into accout. (I hope this is the correct place to pose this question, please forgive me, if it is not).

As for soaking game meat in salt water, I suggest using 1/2 tsp to 1qt of water for about 4 hours, then rinse well. You should completely cover whatever you are soaking in the salt water solution. If I am soaking a male deer, I will add apple cider vinegar or white vinegar to the salt water solution. The amount of vinegar I add is about 1/4 tsp per qt of water. This helps with the "gamey" taste.

Soaking meat in salt water is a method of removing blood. I always soak wild game in salt water, followed by rinsing well, before storing or cooking.

I think the greatest danger would be in processing the dead chickens. This most likely would be the avenue of disease transmittal. If it could be safely processed then thourougly cooking could make it safe to eat. BUT, I would not try this this unless I was in a situation where I had not eat in a while and had very few options of procurring something else to eat.

Curious as to what ya'll think of this article that is from "Today Health" http://todayhealth.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/18/11737146-does-organic-food-turn-people-into-jerks?lite. I am really new to this arena, and it seems like the idea of permaculture is to help others by shaping a healthier environment and sharing the abundance. This seems to be the opposite of this article, that portrays "organic people" as arrogant. I realize this may be a media plot to undermine healthier eating, but I do not know all the variables. I recently listened to Paul Wheaton on one of his podcast where he was wondering what it would take jump start permaculture to the forefront of mainstream thinking. If the assesment of "organic people" is correct, maybe this is one of the "straws" preventing permaculture from becoming more firmly established beyond a cultic practice.