Keeping Nigerian Dwarf Goats has been nothing if not adventurous. From their amazing milk to their general silliness, from their sweet dispositions to their feisty independence, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed keeping our small milking herd over the past decade. Nigerian Dwarf Goats are known for their multiple births. We’ve had twins, triplets, and a single set of quads over the years,…
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The butternut squash, running against all odds after being hail battered. This Bumble Bee, living its best life. The first Blackberries. The promise of the Elderberry set! Truly phenomenal this year! The reminder that cargo pants are intended to carry a variety of items, but not to carry eggs. The hope of this book as we continue our attempts at…
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So, it’s been a minute (decade?) since I’ve written a Harvest Monday post, but there’s no reason to not jump back in again, is there? This year looks a little different in the growing department with the majority of our food production being limited to our Kitchen Garden. This is giving me more time to be present with the plants…
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xoxo, Melissa
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While doing the evening chores yesterday, I was struck by the continuous balance one has to find on a farm or a homestead or even in life in general. We face the dichotomy of it all in the largest moments of life and death as well as in the seasonal balance of sowing, growing, weeding, irrigating, harvesting, and hope despite…
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Or at least what’s left of it, no? Alas, the garden is in, the farm is popping, the chicks are growing and all.the.ducks are setting their clutches (as they do). It’s been a whirlwind of a couple of months here, both farm related and non-farm related. I’d wager a guess, though, that no one wants to read all the nitty…
