06/16/2016 Will Crop Rotation Keep Your Tomato Plants Healthy? I am about to bust all your crop-rotating hopes and dreams. I have bad news. I have experience. I have tomatoes. I … Read More 69
06/14/2016 Homesteaders Food Challenge- Week 1 It has been quite a week. My brother called me a fake and said he wasn’t buying my book. No, I don’t … Read More 52
06/10/2016 Ping It’s days like this that I want to stop blogging. I love to write. I love to share my life. I love … Read More 164
06/08/2016 How to Go on Vacation When You Have a Farm I just returned from a 10 day vacation in heaven. I came home to your basic, everyday nightmare. The dog has fleas. … Read More 66
06/08/2016 Blackberry Pound Cake Recipe This is one of the best recipes I own. It was my grandmothers. Originally, it was a classic, perfect coffee cake. A Sour … Read More 48
06/06/2016 How to Raise Chicken Meat that is Not: Stringy, Chewy, or Tough How to Raise Great Chicken Meat. We have raised chickens for meat. Like, a lot. You can purchase broiler chicks at most … Read More 83
06/04/2016 Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer Why We Raise Pigs Over the Summer If I could give you all a gift it would be a piglet. Unless you … Read More 48
06/02/2016 Classic Wilted Salad with Bacon Dressing I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that if this dressing can make Kale taste good it is a miracle … Read More 43
06/01/2016 Why I Don’t Water My Garden I have a unique perspective on water. I don’t water (much). I’m serious. I water about 4 times all summer. There are … Read More 42
05/29/2016 You Know You’re a Farm Girl (or Guy) if….. How to tell if you have officially made the plunge to the Country and can call yourself a “Farm Girl” or “Farm Guy.” … Read More 59
05/26/2016 Wanna See My Garden? I knew you would. 🙂 Welcome to My Garden! You just can’t beat a spring garden. The newness. The freshness. The perfect … Read More 43
05/24/2016 Chicken Butcher Bloopers – Look Away! I just couldn’t resist…. When you process your own chickens there are endless amusing happenings. And since I always have a camera … Read More 58
05/21/2016 Banana Bread Banana Bread Homemade, Old Fashioned, Banana Bread….. from scratch, soft, moist, sweet. Most banana breads are dense, thick and a deep color. … Read More 43
05/19/2016 12 Uses for Old Hay 12 Uses for Old Hay How to Use extra Hay. It never fails, sometimes we end up with some hay that is … Read More 80
05/17/2016 Butchering Backyard Chickens Butchering Backyard Chickens Raising meat chickens is a remarkably simple, fast project. If you are raising Cornish Rock Cross, they go from … Read More 73