My Cottage Garden: A Tour
Sometimes there aren’t words. Or rather, I’m not the writer skilled enough to string them together. So instead of words, travel along with me today for a tour through my…
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.
Sometimes there aren’t words. Or rather, I’m not the writer skilled enough to string them together. So instead of words, travel along with me today for a tour through my…
Read MoreI’ve been savoring these beautiful farm days – full of sunshine and all the promises of a beautiful season to come. I received some last minute bare root roses (I…
Read MoreWe’re still eating a lot from our food storage left over from last year’s harvest. Cabbages, carrots, jams, jellies, preserved meats, parsnips, garlic, fermented vegetables, and more. It reminds me…
Read MoreCottage gardening on a budget – yes, it can be done! With a little creativity (and a lot of patience), it’s possible to source new plants from all around your…
Read MoreJust because it’s the end of a long winter doesn’t mean the eating needs to be bad… here’s what we’re filling our plates with this season! Make sure to follow…
Read MoreI’m a horrible garden journaler (spell check is telling me that jouranler is not a word, but it should be). Last year, I made a whopping three journal entries in…
Read MoreReflection has always been one of my strengths. Pondering, thinking, overthinking perhaps. As Mayor Bloomberg’s quote on farmers continues to swirl around with Eisenhower’s quote on farmers, now more than…
Read MoreYou 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,…
Read MoreWarning: 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…
Read MoreThis 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…
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Read MoreWinter and I typically aren’t the best of friends. Thriving in winter? Not a chance. Perhaps it all started when we moved to the cottage three years ago. The day…
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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