With rain in the forecast, we worked extra hard yesterday
We've been kind of dry for the past several days, which was a blessing, as we could plant, plant, plant. We're pretty sore but got in more pole beans and seven 80-foot rows of...
Q and A: irrigating an orchard and wheat for chicken feed
Irrigating an orchard
I'm trying to figure out an easier way to irrigate my little fruit orchard when enough rain doesn't come along to do it. Until now, I've been either running hoses, using buckets,...
Is it manure, or is it garden gold?
We got our goat pens cleaned down to gravel earlier this fall, after not being cleaned out since a year ago. But our donkey pen/old birthing pen/buck pen hadn't been cleaned...
Recovery is slow, but I’m getting there
Yesterday, I packaged seeds in their mailing envelopes for the first time. It may seem like a small thing, but I felt it was a victory of sorts. I've been going to rehab three...
We count our blessings as Christmas nears
We're really grateful for so many different things. We are grateful for each other and for this wonderful homestead that just keeps getting better every day.
When I think of moving here in 2003, in...