Nothing says "spring" like fresh gathered asparagus from the neighbor's garden. We received almost five pounds, still warm from the sun. What do you do when you have massive amounts of this seasonal favorite! You make pesto and soup, which is exactly ...
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Planting on Sloped Grounds
Our farmland is not flat everywhere. We have slopes, curves, and dips. Water and erosion control are always taken into consideration when adding planting areas on rolling grounds. By creating planting rows designed with our landscape in mind, we ...
Spring Peepers Music
Starting in late March or April, our ponds and wooded areas host nightly music events featuring Spring Peepers. The peeping sounds of male mating calls can be heard throughout the farm starting at dusk. Hear their songs on our video. ...
Rita Rabbit Photo Bomb
Just for fun - Rita Rabbit and Tiny Tinker humor. ...
Bloodroot – a rare woodland plant
Recently we found beautiful white flowers blooming at the edge of our woods. This rare find was Bloodroot (Sanguinaria). This is a flowering plant native to eastern North America and a member of the Poppy family. I was surprised to learn that the ...
Homemade Chicken Brooder
For many years we've enjoyed chickens as pets and producers of eggs. We love the opportunity to raise them from day old to adulthood. Peeps require special surroundings for the first few weeks of their life after they arrive from the hatchery. ...
Did you know redbud flowers are edible?
Pick your pink and red flowers from redbud trees while they're blooming. I find that they have a light nutty and sweet flavor. You can sprinkle them over eggs, vegetables, buttered rolls/bread and salads. They're also nice on top of cupcakes and ...
Can you spot the QUEEN bee?
I was happy to find the queen bee in one of our hives this week. She's very busy with her 3 jobs, which are: mate with drone bees (males), produce up to 1,000 eggs per day, and to form new colonies. ...
Tinker the Cow
During an early morning in late October, 2016 a baby was born. She was a very small Aubrac calf. Three weeks premature. Most Aubrac calves weigh between 80 to 95 pounds, yet she was around 35 pounds at birth. I was in love with her immediately. I ...
Log Grown Shiitake
In 9 to 12 months I will have a Shiitake mushroom, hopefully more than one. I expect our inoculated logs will grow more mushrooms that we can eat ourselves. The downside is that I'll have to wait for the spawn to colonize the logs in order for the ...