May 6, 2016 | Gardening, Special Events, Spring Time, Uncategorized
With mother’s day just around the corner, I thought this weeks post should reflect a bit about just that. Having been a bit under the weather a week ago, I couldn’t help but think about not ever remembering my mother being sick. If she was, we never knew...
Apr 22, 2016 | Gardening, Spring Time, Uncategorized
Earth Day at the farm marks the week for farm clean up and spring cleaning outside. Some time was spent removing the winter insulation and clearing debris off and away from the bee hives. During the last wind storm the plastic on one of my greenhouse ripped off in one...
Apr 17, 2016 | Gardening, Homesteading Skills, Spring Time, Uncategorized
With warmer weather in the forecast, finally, it is officially time to start the annual biodynamic process of prepping the fields and gardens for planting. We use The Josephine Porter Institute For Applied Bio-Dynamics for our applied biodynamics and they provide...
Apr 1, 2016 | Fiber Studio, Gardening, Spring Time, Uncategorized
I spent my free time this week getting ready for our first annual Guild Open House, which is coming up this weekend. The green house seedlings are sprouting, last years licorice, goji berry and rosemary bushes survived the winter and are showing strong leaf growth....
Mar 18, 2016 | Farming in Winter, Gardening, Uncategorized
I realized after this weeks two day off series that I have a problem, or perhaps a condition. I love getting things done, actually seeing how many things I can get done in a day. I think my kids will agree with me on this and a few of them actually suggested I could...
Mar 18, 2016 | Fiber Studio, Gardening, Uncategorized
My boys and I brought in the incubator and filled it with 20 random eggs from our chickens. By the second week in March I should be seeing some hatching. Hatching eggs always reminds me of the story a few years back during one of our open houses. The farm is open to...