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Guinea Fowl - Exterminating Angels?

Peter Davies of Turkana Farms writes: My interest in guinea fowl, dating back some thirty years, was probably initially more aesthetic than culinary. I liked the look of the flocks I saw moving like a single undulating organism across summer-house lawns in the Hamptons. I only learned about the racket

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AgriCulture: Bottoms up! It's Rhubarb Season

Mark Scherzer of Turkana Farms does the honors this week, with one small interjection by Peter Davies. We've been writing a lot about our animals lately, but there's another explosion of life happening on the farm these days of high mid-spring: vegetables. I thought we should

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Agri-Culture: Finding A Breed They Can Live With

Peter Davies is a dealer in world textiles and kilim rugs, particularly those from Turkey, a destination he knows well and for which he also is a travel consultant.  His partner, Mark Scherzer, this week’s correspondent, has his own law firm, specializing in health law.  For most of the

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AgriCulture: A Harrowing Mother's Day Tale

The following story, told alternately by Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer of Turkana Farms, is not for the queasy or the faint of heart.   But, for those who tough it out, particular those of us who are mothers of daughters, there is ample reward in the end.   Get out your

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AgriCulture: Fruitfully Multiplying

Peter Davies is a dealer in world textiles and kilim rugs, particularly those from Turkey, a destination he knows well and for which he also is a travel consultant.  His partner, Mark Scherzer, this week's correspondent, has his own law firm, specializing in health law.  For most of

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AgriCulture: Ossabaw Island Hogs

Peter Davies is a dealer in world textiles and kilim rugs, particularly those from Turkey, a destination he knows well and for which he also is a travel consultant.  His partner, Mark Scherzer, has his own law firm, specializing in health law.  For most of the past decade, the pair

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AgriCulture: Behold, the Lamb of God

Peter Davies is a dealer in world textiles and kilim rugs, particularly those from Turkey, a destination he knows well and for which he also is a travel consultant.  His partner, Mark Scherzer, has his own law firm, specializing in health law.  For most of the past decade, the pair

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AgriCulture Gets the Last Oink

On Friday, April 10, 2008, The New York Times ran an op-ed with the incendiary title, "Free Range Trichinosis," to which our AgriCulture co-columnist Mark Scherzer, a free-range pig farmer himself, shot back the following assurance of on-going vigilance at Turkana Farms, as well as a measured counter-argument.

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AgriCulture: Consider the Egg

With both Passover and Easter upon us, it seems an opportune time to consider the egg.  Pop anthropology tells us that the egg is a symbol of rebirth, hence its association with the festivals of Spring.  Surely there's something to this, but if it's just about

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