Last weekend, with the sun shining brightly overhead, and the wind whipping across the back of the house, we decided to bring the newest Newbies into the front yard again for some exploration. To encourage foraging, Tool Lady threw down some feed and a few kernels of corn. They were very excited about it all! While they were pecking around, I played…
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So, you’ve planted some seeds, nursed them into existence and now you’re going to lop their heads off?! Yep!!! Alright, I know it’s hard…I actually hate this process…but it’s necessary in order to ensure that each of your plants has its best chance at producing some delicious harvests for you later this year. Now, how do you know which ones to lop…
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We’ve been trying to make a couple of loaves of fresh bread each weekend to hold us through the week. I can’t remember the last time we actually purchased store bought bread and I couldn’t be happier about it! Sandwich bread, breakfast bread…whatever it is, it’s always good! Now, nothing makes fresh bread better than a little butter! I’ve been…
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With seeds starting season at its very beginning, I have realized that I don’t have enough pods to get me through! I debated about just buying a few more flats, but decided instead to buy a bag of organic seed starting mix and try to make my own pods out of recycled newspaper. I found this great tutorial on Little House…
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When we got our first batch of chickens 2 years ago, we really had no clue what we were doing. We got 5 Ameracaunas thinking that we’d wind up with 3 (after looking at statistics we found online we thought that maybe 1 would be a rooster and maybe 1 would die). We kept the chicks in a big cardboard…
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Growing up, I never even thought about canning my own pinto beans. Every bean I ate, unless I was at a restaurant or a friends house, came from a can. They were good and they were fast and easy. Open a can, add some salt, pepper and garlic powder and you’re set! All you had to do was open a…
