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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 18 May 2012 14:04:56 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Blackbird's Food Forests</title><subtitle>Blackbird's Food Forests</subtitle><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-01-13T16:33:55Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Cold Press Juicing</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2012/1/7/cold-press-juicing.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2012/1/7/cold-press-juicing.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2012-01-08T02:47:31Z</published><updated>2012-01-08T02:47:31Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>We are experimenting with amazing recipes for Blackbird's line of healthy foods! Here are some clues to our latest offerings for vibrant health coming soon!</p>
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<p>Cold pressing these delicious greens</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 300px;" src="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/storage/IMG_0713.JPG?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1325993159802" alt="" /></span></span>A glass of pure life force energy! xoxo</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Juicy!</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2011/8/12/juicy.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2011/8/12/juicy.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2011-08-12T23:15:16Z</published><updated>2011-08-12T23:15:16Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>We have been juicing regularly to up the antioxidants and rainbow nutrients from beets, carrots, celery, cucumber, ginger and peppers!</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Prudence Just Laid a Blue Egg!</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/17/prudence-just-laid-a-blue-egg.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/17/prudence-just-laid-a-blue-egg.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2010-11-17T21:40:06Z</published><updated>2010-11-17T21:40:06Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Now the girls are providing us with fresh brown and blue eggs! The blue egg is from Prudence, our Ameracauna. It was still warm to the touch!</p>
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<p><object style="background-image:url(http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/gXE5MTqTH1Q/hqdefault.jpg)" width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gXE5MTqTH1Q?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gXE5MTqTH1Q?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Day Three - Zero - Oops Scratch That.....</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/12/day-three-zero-oops-scratch-that.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/12/day-three-zero-oops-scratch-that.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2010-11-12T17:55:49Z</published><updated>2010-11-12T17:55:49Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>9:00 am - Seems the girls are working out a routine - no egg this morning! Oh well - we're patient - their worth waiting for. xoxo</p>
<p>3:00 pm - <strong>UPDATE</strong> - egg this afternoon - we are three for three - YEAH GIRLIES!!&nbsp;</p>
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<p>And once again, this egg is divine!!</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Blackbird's Second Egg - Day 2!</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/11/blackbirds-second-egg-day-2.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/11/blackbirds-second-egg-day-2.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2010-11-11T19:31:29Z</published><updated>2010-11-11T19:31:29Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>We're on a roll!</p>
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<p>Our second egg is still warm - very freshly laid! We can't wait to hear our girls clucking when they lay their eggs.</p>
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<p>Amanda has dibs on this one - she'll be enjoying it when she's back from work.</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Planting Our Goji Berry Seeds</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/11/planting-our-goji-berry-seeds.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/11/planting-our-goji-berry-seeds.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2010-11-11T16:42:48Z</published><updated>2010-11-11T16:42:48Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>We're busy planting our Goji Berry seeds...</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Blackbird's First Egg!</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/10/blackbirds-first-egg.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/11/10/blackbirds-first-egg.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2010-11-11T02:58:48Z</published><updated>2010-11-11T02:58:48Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Our first egg now that the girls are 5 1/2 months old - how lovely!</p>
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<p>We put our heads together to solve the mystery as to which chicken layed the egg. Here is Black Beauty, a Sex Link....<br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 450px;" src="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/storage/Chickens%20-%20Prudence%20-%20First%20Egg.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1289444433827" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>and Prudence, one of our Ameraucanas. This week when the girls were getting their usual morning visit and feeding, these two began squatting whilst being petted - a very favorable and inviting position for any rooster (which we don't have)! That was our clue that eggs would be forthcoming so we began checking all the nesting boxes in the coop each morning.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>This morning we found this lovely light brown egg! Prudence will be laying blue green eggs so Black Beauty it is.</p>
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<p>Eggs don't get fresher than this - the white is very thick, does not spread, and the yolk sits right up.</p>
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<p>Beautiful colors - a very white egg white and an orange yolk.</p>
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<p>Over Easy on a bed of freshly harvested basil atop a sprouted grain Ezekiel tortilla with raw milk cheddar made from grass fed milk, and a sprinkle of paprika.</p>
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<p>And here is the telltale sign that these eggs are the best possible - the deep orange yolk thanks to the girls diet of worms, bugs, ants and any other unfortunate creatures to cross their path (like the big fat caterpillars that Anthony has been liberating from the tomato plants and tossing to the girls) plus their organic feed. This egg was divine! Thank you to our beautiful girlies! xoxo</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Volume 1 - Goji Berries - All About Growing</title><id>http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/10/23/volume-1-goji-berries-all-about-growing.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.blackbirdnaturals.com/blackbirds-foodforests/2010/10/23/volume-1-goji-berries-all-about-growing.html"/><author><name>Blackbird Naturals</name></author><published>2010-10-24T04:18:31Z</published><updated>2010-10-24T04:18:31Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>All about Goji Berries - the first of 13 videos to showcase each of our Superfood Seed Varieties - enjoy!</p>
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