• Photography

    Photographic Journeys

    Farm Life offers a wealth of opportunities for growth & learning, as well as an abundance of animals antics and breathtaking sites. Photographing our journey from urban homesteaders to rural homesteaders/hobby farmers has been such a great joy and I trust you will be so inspired by the sights of…

  • Create

    Granny Square Blanket – Complete

    It’s finished! It’s finally finished! It took two full months and more brain power than I anticipated to complete (being a new-to-me stitch and all) but it’s all done and I’m pretty happy with my first ever Granny Square blanket! A photo posted by Melissa (@evergrowingfarm) on Aug 28, 2016…

  • Chickens - Ducks - Poultry - Turkeys

    Quiet around here…

    With our Freezer Wealth bursting at the seams with the nine ducks, seven turkeys, and five chickens that have recently been culled, I am humbled by the quiet that whispers through the property these days. There will be more to say about the process, the plans, and the recipes (especially…

  • Ducks - Eat

    Muscovy Ducklings – All Grown Up

    All grown up and completely gorgeous, our Muscovy ducklings are no longer ducklings! Instead, they’re trying to fly all over the garden and eating us out of house and home with their love of and obsession for chicken scratch as a snack! So, I’ve been joking on social media that…

  • Eat - Harvest

    In the Kitchen – Peaches!

    Yes, the Peach Abundance is starting to roll in and I couldn’t be more excited! I’ve never grown/harvested my very own peaches before and there’s just something about The First Time, isn’t there? So, with about 1/3 of the tree fully ripe and ready for harvest, we spent Sunday picking,…