Seasonal Transitions: Being present while planning ahead

It’s that time of year again – do I still love Winter? Am I ready for Spring? The answer in March, without fail, is NO (to both questions.) Fresh off the high of ordering an UNGODLY amount of seeds and the new chickens that will be added to our flock this April, March is that…

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The Pendulum of living sustainably

There is a romanticism to looking at a different lifestyle. I’d say we all do it in some way, shape or form at some point in our lives. Some times this sort of want can lead us down a road that is not good, but often it can help us move towards a life that…

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And all of a sudden, it’s go time…

Winter. Winter. *hint of warm weather* Nope. WINTER. 80 degrees one day? Nope. Winter the next. This is our reality here in the world today… weird, nutty weather patterns that defy planning and hope and drive us all mad. For the person with a garden and small farm? OMG. We can’t even. If the road…

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Fluffy Butts: How We Became “Chicken People”

Last Fall, we decided to take the plunge and attempt to raise our own poultry for meat.  We already had a flock of egg layers, and due to several acquaintances who had raised meat birds before… we opted to give it a try. For anyone who eats chicken, that proclamation is usually met with one…

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To Start or to Sow?

Each February, hubby and I get so excited about the next season’s garden.  Each February, we also chastise ourselves for the ridiculous failures of the previous season whilst ordering WAY to many seed packets. *sigh* People, it’s a problem. This year will mark our 3rd growing season on the Farm and we ‘hope’ that it…

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