Which Came First, Gallus Domesticus or Gallus Prezygoticos?

We keep running out of egg cartons.  This makes sense -- we give away eggs, but we never buy any.  Ergo, any cartons we have are naturally going to have a very short shelf-life.

This is in keeping with our radical deconstruction of Feng Shui, which requires constantly evaluating the necessity of any item on our property.  Basically, at our house, if you aren't wearing it, typing on it, or using it to actually consume something, it's liable to either be given away or thrown out.

Now... why would I use a phrase like "radical deconstruction of Feng Shui"?  I'll tell you why:  because I want to.  We are completely open to examining our lives from any fresh vantage we can find, but we will not be tied down to any set of rigid principles; the Bagwah is very useful as a starting point, a palette if you will, but not so much as a rule and measure for how to live a simple life.  The only rule and measure for a simple life is "Is it all too much?  Or is it just about right?"

Another idiomatic expression of this idea comes from the Swedish term "lagom".  We are told it doesn't have a really solid English translation, but I think that is not quite right.  "Plenty good" is lagom when it comes to translating "lagom".

So, if you are wanting to start your own little backyard experiment, maybe going beyond your usual tomato plant or two to actually putting in enough crops that you can prepare meals for weeks on the food grown on your own land, or maybe you are going to get into the backyard chicken game, or keep a milk goat, or get into micro-aquaculture.... don't let idioms or preconceived definitions stop you.  Don't get caught up in a chicken or the egg debate. 

Plenty of people will tell you it can't be done.  You don't need that opinion; it's too cheap and easy.  What you need to do is ask yourself  "Why not?"  "What if I tried it MY way for once?"  "Why should I listen to conventional wisdom?"  "Where did I leave my car keys?"  Oh, wait... that last one was a legitimate question.

Happy farming!