A few years ago I started making jellies at home using my waterbath canner and some unique flowers and fruit from around our house and yard. These jellies have been such a hit around our breakfast table that I decided to share some of them as Christmas presents this past year. If you are ready…
I love learning new things and using supplies I already have. I have been watching Reels and Youtube videos of macrame plant hangers so recently I pulled out a skein of rope and decided to give this a try. It only took about an hour to go from start to finish and create my first…
One of my focus projects at the farm is restoring our rock walls and turning the area around them into a place of beauty again. Many of the rocks have fallen down and the wall is overgrown with weeds and scrub bushes. Recently, I spent some time working on the rock wall and adding some…
This past week we were out on the farm and it was hot, our hands were dirty and we were hungry. Put all that together, and we were sure thankful to have planned ahead to take care of all these problems. Someday, we’ll have a house on the farm where we can go in and…
Have you ever grown onions in your garden? Earlier this year, I planted onion sets and I started dreaming about breakfast bowls and fajitas with homegrown onions. Over the past few weeks, we have been enjoying fresh onions with our meals but I am also excited to bag up the onions and get them ready…
Recently we tackled the haybarn. It hasn’t been used for quite a few years so the hay was thick and the air was full of dust. We have some great plans for the future but before we can start using this space we have to do some cleaning. For those of you who are doing…
I’m not a super fan of radishes but I do love a crunchy pickle. Since the radishes in my garden are growing like crazy, I decided to try a small batch of pickled radishes this weekend. I’m not 100% sure I’ll make a big batch yet, but I was pleasantly surprised with how good they…
A little over a year ago, we bought a farm. One day we’ll have chickens, a glass greenhouse, some farm animals, and plenty of places to relax but for today, we’ve got a lot of work to do. Since many of you also love farm life and understand the fun of discovering what is on…