I am not sure when or why it all started, but a few years ago, I got this wild idea in my head that I wanted to raise a few turkeys of our very own to add to the Thanksgiving table. How romantic, right? Purchase $7 day old turkeys, bring them home, spend a ton of money on a ton…
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April is a month so full of excitement, plans, ideas, (later than normal) seed starting, and full on Spring Fever. It’s also a month full of weed pulling, garden plotting and re-plotting, and frost warnings. I find myself intermittently holding my breathe and practicing deep breathing a lot in April. April epitomizes the changing seasons. Being new to both this…
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“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~Mary Oliver” (Because shit happens.) Life is too short for anger, frustration, and impatience or the seething it causes deep within… (Because friends get cancer.) Life is too short to not embrace the glorious, profound, hilarious moments that are placed before us… (Because loved…
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I’m beginning to think that I need to keep better records. Not of the seeds I have or where they’re planned to be in the garden or how much is harvested. No, I’ve gotten pretty good at keeping those records. What I’m not good at tracking is how much time it actually takes to complete a given garden project. I…
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Happy Friday, Happy May, and Welcome to our second edition of Farm Photo Friday! I am so very excited to have seven gorgeous shots to share with you today from seven awesome Farmers! To see a larger view of the gallery photos below, simply click on the photo and it will open in a larger view. Also, don’t forget to follow the…
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Think that the homesteading dream is reserved solely for those who can afford to purchase the perfect piece of land and glorious old farmhouse? I did, too, until I realized there was another option: Renting a Homestead! Up until 2014 I didn’t imagine that renting a homestead could be an option for us. Our conversations (for years) always revolved around…
