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It’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.

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The best bolognese.

The Best Bolognese. A basic bolognese is built on just a few basic principles: time and good ingredients. Left for a day in the refrigerator, it becomes even more delicious,…

We almost lost our home to a fire.

Just last week we left the farm for a work trip. Our farmsitter had some unexpected surprises while we were gone… Make sure to follow us on YouTube for weekly…

English Roses you should grow in your garden.

You should know right away that this is not an unbiased post on what english roses you should grow in your garden. In my ten years spent as a florist,…

A Week of Farm Meals

We homeschool, we farm, and we EAT! Here’s exactly what a week of farm meals looks like from the winter kitchen – breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Some are simple (for…

Complete List of Vegetable Varieties I’m Growing / 2020.

Warning: this is the complete list of vegetable varieties I’m growing this year! This does not include flower varieties. That’s another post for another day. (Probably tomorrow because I’m so…

Einkorn Focaccia with Rosemary.

I prefer this einkorn focaccia made with sourdough because of its digestive elements and lively nature, but it can be done with yeast if you don’t have an active starter….

Christmas Tree Hunting in the great PNW!

Merry Christmas, my friends! Thank you all so much for being here and being a part of our journey. We are thankful for all of your kind words and messages…

My Cozy Christmas Kitchen!

It’s mid-December now and I’m deeply thankful for it. The snow, the chill of the air, the resting of the earth around us. It’s given my body a break from…

Eating in Winter from the Root Cellar.

This video, we’re showing you how we’re eating in winter, a very seasonal way of eating, from the root cellar storage that we keep under our kitchen. It’s also the…

Peppercorn Steak with Cream Sauce.

If you ever put in a full day of physical work, you certainly understand the feeling at the end of the day where you’re hungry. For meat. For peppercorn steak….

Vintage Terracotta Tile

It’s sort of hard to break up with someone you like. They’re cute. They’re charming. But they’re not quite everything you want. You know? They certainly aren’t vintage terracotta tile….

Potatoes & Cream

In the autumn, the cow is still grazing green pastures and all of the root vegetables have been pulled from the ground in anticipation of heavy frosts. Dishes like this…

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