Shortly after the grow lights went up, the seeds went in! We’re growing wheat grass, a variety of greens and sprouts for now and will experiment with different varieties throughout the winter to see what grows the best and the fastest inside in the dead of winter. They all might…
I have a special place in my heart for cast iron pots and pans, but up until about a year ago, we didn’t own any. Since buying a few and being given an amazing dutch oven last Christmas, we have really fallen in love with them! Last weekend Tool Lady…
The making of Sweet Potato Banana Butter has become somewhat of a tradition in our house each fall and is absolutely heavenly on freshly baked bread. This recipe is from the book Simply Homemade Food Gifts and was requested by a friend this year who said, “You are making that butter stuff…
Well, after a solid year of being a member of the Beneficial Farms CSA, we have decided to place our shares on “hold”, which essentially means that we’re cancelling it. We debated about this a lot over the last few months and ultimately decided that it is just time. One of…
Are you freakin’ kidding me?!?! OK, so we know that factory farms are bad…real bad. And we know that the conventional meat on our plates is pumped full of hormones and antibiotics. We also know that Arsenic is bad, right? That Arsenic is one of those things that should not be…
Happy (early) Birthday to me!!! On Sunday, Tool Lady built me a surprise! A Grow Light Stand!!! She got the plans from growgardentomatoes.com, made all the cuts in the garage, brought it into the Living Room to put together (she likes to watch TV while she’s building things) and the whole…
Happy Monday everyone! The harvests are slow and low these days, but they’re still coming in! I’ve only been opening up our Wagons about once a week to check on them and water them, but they’re looking good! I need to figure out how to successfully succession sow my veggies,…
Why the heck are my chickens losing all their feathers and not producing eggs!?!? Are they sick? Pissed? Dying? Hungry? Revolting against the colder temperatures? WTF?! Wait, they’re what? Molting? What the heck is molting and why is it happening while I’m tracking egg production vs. the cost of their…