Gratitude and Rhubarb Curd
As I filmed earlier this week, there was a bucket of compost strewn around my front porch that the rogue ducks had gotten into. Bits of bread, old banana peels,…
Read MoreIt’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.
As I filmed earlier this week, there was a bucket of compost strewn around my front porch that the rogue ducks had gotten into. Bits of bread, old banana peels,…
Read MoreI have a favorite kind of free day. I wake up to my husband curled up against my back. He, very kindly, likes to let me know it’s time to…
Read MoreWe brought in a new greenhouse over a year ago. It’s taken us this long to get it pieced together and finished for growing. I don’t really know how to…
Read MoreAs with most tasks on the homestead, I find it far easier to do the task than to do the task while documenting it. I find it fairly easy to do things… I find…
Read MoreOne of these years we’re actually going to have more goals than lessons learned. At least, I hope so. Homesteading is the perfect lifestyle for those of you our there…
Read MoreThere’s a lot of perfect cheeses for your homemade cheeseboard. BUT IF I HAD TO CHOOSE only one cheese to put on my cheeseboard, it would be Parmesan Reggiano. What…
Read MoreAfter a grueling 28 hours of travel back home from Sicily, some of which (I’ll be honest) I spent crying, we arrived weary and worn back on our own doorstep….
Read MoreManaging expectations has never been my strong suit. During the course of our basement remodel, my impossibly pragmatic husband Stuart was constantly reminding me to keep said expectations in check. Don’t…
Read MoreIt’s been 106 degrees here this week. Scratch that – today, we should hit 109. It happens, every year, and yet each year when the molten air arrives on the…
Read MoreAfter the last dishes in the sink are scrubbed and tucked away for the night, at least at this time of year, I immediately scurry outside to the gardens. In…
Read MoreRhubarb is perhaps the humblest of spring vegetables (yes, it’s a vegetable). Don’t let it’s toxic leaves and tart flavor deter you: a bit of sugar, a bit of love,…
Read MoreIt wasn’t an easy lambing season. Even on our small farm with just a handful of ewes, you have to face the issues that come – they’re inevitable with livestock….
Read MoreAnd as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.
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