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Italian Olive Oil

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

  This is a little splash of Italian olive oil sitting in a saucer. No, I mean it’s actually Italian oil. It comes from a property in Tuscany (not far from Florence) with 3,000 olive trees where a couple – Janet … Continue reading →

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Farm Camp: part 2, killing the chicken

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

[Continued from yesterday.] First things first. No, I did not kill the actual chicken pictured in the photo in yesterday’s post – at least not that I know of – but one very similar. There’s no way I can be sure. See, … Continue reading →

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Farm Camp: part 1, the chicken

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

I killed this chicken. Then I ate it. I’ve been twisted up in a knot about how to tell this story. I do not want to be gratuitous in my description of the event. Nor do I want to gloss … Continue reading →

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