Remember the bathtub that we rescued from the marsh? It’s been so satisfying to pull it out of the mud, move it into the nursery, and now fill it up so I can plant seeds and see what will grow. This past weekend, I got it ready to plant and now it’s time to see…
One of my favorite parts of summer is all the fresh produce that becomes available in the garden and in the grocery. There’s just nothing like the taste of a fresh tomato, peach or strawberry. The problem is that fresh produce doesn’t last year-round. One way to get around this problem is to make homemade…
Do you remember the old bathtub that we rescued from the marsh on our farm a few months ago? This past week, we got it moved into place in the nursery garden, and I am so excited about how it is coming together. Originally, I thought I would fill the bathtub with water and a…
Did you know that dandelions are not just a weed in your yard? They are actually edible and make a beautiful, tasty jelly! Dandelion Jelly is a sweet, light jelly that goes perfectly with a batch of homemade biscuits! A few years ago I made my first batch of dandelion jelly and now this is…
Spring in Kentucky means unpredictable weather. We may have 70 degrees today and 30 degrees tomorrow. It may be full storms with rain, thunder, and lightning, tornado warnings, or even a few snow flurries. This is normal and just part of the fun of changing seasons in April. We have lived through so many weather…
I’m really comfortable with canning, dehydrating, and storing food from our garden. But I’ve never really experimented much with fermentation. I did make the best sauerkraut ever last fall with a head of fresh farmers’ market cabbage. And honestly, that gave me the confidence to try something else new – fermented cranberry pineapple honey. This…
If you come to our house on a Saturday morning, chances are we’ll have homemade biscuits and jelly with bacon, eggs, and a hot cup of coffee. Or maybe we’ll have a blackberry muffin or blueberry waffles with hickory syrup. And now that my new bowls from Wayfair have arrived, our weekend breakfast has gone…
I love growing tomatoes and peppers in my garden, and every year I go buy the seedling starts from the local nursery. But this year, now that we live on the farm, I decided I would try to grow my tomatoes and peppers from seeds. I already have all the supplies — two heat mats…