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Deb Tucker

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Deb Tucker is the proverbial harmless and curious old lady. She spent her career as a government attorney and contract specialist. In her adventurous youth, she traveled the world and was in Israel during the Yom Kippur war. Three years ago, she discovered her true calling as a photojournalist for a small town paper. The news industry may never recover.

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Raising Bunnies | Aiken Bella Magazine

Raising Bunnies

Happy Bunny Breeding! “By working with the rabbits we raise on campus, the students learn responsibility and the skills required to care for animals,” says Glenn Stevens, Agricultural Education teacher at Belton Middle School in Belton, South Carolina. Stevens and his students welcomed two new litters of adorable bunnies to the school 7 weeks ago and again 3 weeks ago. So far this year, Stevens and his students have raised around 60 young rabbits. Stevens teaches Agricultural Education to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Subjects range from animal science, basic horticulture, and agricultural tool identification to wildlife management, forestry, and hunter safety. There is also a school greenhouse where the

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An Ode to the Noble (But Not Too Bright) Chicken | Aiken Bella Magazine

An Ode to the Noble (But Not Too Bright) Chicken

“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.” Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848 “The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). They are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion as of 2018. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl.” Wikipedia.com So here you are, dreaming again. Maybe that small farm you were thinking about is a bit too much work. How about raising chickens? How hard

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Down on the Farm | Living the Dream | Aiken Bella Magazine

Down on the Farm | Living the Dream

Ah, the good life! That small, little farm you’ve always dreamed of. A few acres out in the country — but not too far — where you can raise some chickens, have a nice vegetable garden, maybe a few cows, and a horse or two for the grandchildren. You’re thinking of a place like Barefoot Farms of Belton. Nestled in the rural — but not too rural — countryside outside of the quaint Upstate town of Belton, Barefoot Farms has it all. Sitting on about 25 acres, owners Steve and Kathy Whitby raise chickens (200, give or take), turkeys, cows, goats, pigs, horses, a mini-horse named Minnie Pearl, and assorted

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Raising Bunnies | Aiken Bella Magazine

Raising Bunnies

Happy Bunny Breeding! “By working with the rabbits we raise on campus, the students learn responsibility and the skills required to care for animals,” says Glenn Stevens, Agricultural Education teacher at Belton Middle School in Belton, South Carolina. Stevens and his students welcomed two new litters of adorable bunnies to the school 7 weeks ago and again 3 weeks ago. So far this year, Stevens and his students have raised around 60 young rabbits. Stevens teaches Agricultural Education to sixth, seventh, and eighth grade. Subjects range from animal science, basic horticulture, and agricultural tool identification to wildlife management, forestry, and hunter safety. There is also a school greenhouse where the

Read More »
An Ode to the Noble (But Not Too Bright) Chicken | Aiken Bella Magazine

An Ode to the Noble (But Not Too Bright) Chicken

“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all.” Cecil F. Alexander, Hymns for Little Children, 1848 “The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). They are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion as of 2018. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl.” Wikipedia.com So here you are, dreaming again. Maybe that small farm you were thinking about is a bit too much work. How about raising chickens? How hard

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Down on the Farm | Living the Dream | Aiken Bella Magazine

Down on the Farm | Living the Dream

Ah, the good life! That small, little farm you’ve always dreamed of. A few acres out in the country — but not too far — where you can raise some chickens, have a nice vegetable garden, maybe a few cows, and a horse or two for the grandchildren. You’re thinking of a place like Barefoot Farms of Belton. Nestled in the rural — but not too rural — countryside outside of the quaint Upstate town of Belton, Barefoot Farms has it all. Sitting on about 25 acres, owners Steve and Kathy Whitby raise chickens (200, give or take), turkeys, cows, goats, pigs, horses, a mini-horse named Minnie Pearl, and assorted

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