I'm growing millet, and many other crops, in anticipation of being able to feed the future chickens (eta Spring 2010) with lots of things grown on site. They'll be able to eat lots of fresh greens and bugs too. Pearl Millet is somewhat drought tolerant and the seeds are edible for humans too, but the seed coat needs to be removed first. Birds don't need the seed coat removed before eating the seeds. Millet is sold in bird seed mixes.
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Do you have a good use for the brilliant red water from cooking beets? It is beautiful.
I would wait until it cools then take it outside and pour it near a favorite plant. Probably lots of good things in that beet water for soil microbes to eat and then poop out. Your plants will eat the microbe poop!
Or you might drink the beet water or add it to a soup (does it have a strong flavour? it might overpower your soup if it does).
I like beets.
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