How To Keep Greens Fresh.
Tis the season, my friends. For greens. Though… let’s face it… it’s pretty much always the season for greens. Greens in the fall. Greens in the winter. Greens in the…
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.
Tis the season, my friends. For greens. Though… let’s face it… it’s pretty much always the season for greens. Greens in the fall. Greens in the winter. Greens in the…
Read MoreI’m sorry Joel Salatin, but I’ve gotta disagree with you on one very, important point. That is, that the aesthetics of the farm DO MATTER. At least, they matter to…
Read MoreI hate free range chickens. There. I said it. Let the stoning begin. But first, perhaps I should clarify. Let’s just say that I lived out in the middle of…
Read MoreMan. Man, oh man, oh maaaan. Do I love my husband’s beard. I know. Not everyone out there is a beard-lovin’ woman, I just happen to be one of them….
Read MoreMany homesteading skills are best learned through experience. And that I say from, well, experience. Most any of the tasks that we so desperately desire to take on as homesteaders…
Read MoreI did it. I got sucked into computer-land for too long. And when that happens, I peel myself away – brain slightly sizzled – and instantly try and find something…
Read MoreI don’t know when it happened. But it happened. And as much as I hate to admit it – well, here I am. Admitting it. Lettin’ it loose. Slippin’ the…
Read MoreSomething about having a baby makes me want to entirely redo my house. Like immediately. Urgently. Like somehow I’m supposed to have it perfectly designed and constructed and cleaned before…
Read MoreThree weeks ago, I spent a night in the hospital. Not by choice, naturally. The day began as normal – cow milking, children wrangling, and breakfast baking. A few hours…
Read MoreWhat? Don’t give me that look. Have you ever experienced the first few days of nursing post baby? They can be rough. So when I attended by sister’s baby shower…
Read MoreAfter getting all set up with our hives a few months ago, this past weekend, it was finally time to get some bees in the hives! This post will, in…
Read MoreI’m totally sold on the idea that grandmas knew what they were doin.’ Sure, they may have not had the science behind it that we have now, but everyone knows:…
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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