Garlic-Infused Vodka and a Cricket Rodeo

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Toronto Garlic Festival

In the first part of the show, we chat with Peter McClusky about garlic. He’s the founder of the Toronto Garlic Festival, now in its 12th year. 

We chat about:

• The hardneck garlic grown in Ontario, and it’s culinary properties
• How to grow garlic at home
• The festival, which includes seed garlic, prepared food, educational events, and music. 
• The festival is Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Wychwood Barns, 601 Christie St. here in Toronto.  

Backyard Hens get Hentopia

In the second part of the show we talk about backyard hens with Frank Hyman, author of the book Hentopia. 

Hyman’s approach to keeping chickens is that he aims to spend less time doing chicken-related chores than cooking eggs. And he sets up the coop so that he can go away for a couple of weeks at a time.

He tells us about:

• Practical feed and feeder ideas
• Creating practical water dispensers — even in cold climates
• Making a pallet coop
• (Spoiler alert: we hear about the cricket rodeo he gives his hens)

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