Bee Gallery 2017
Garden Gallery 2017
A Look Back at Summer in the Kitchen Garden
It’s been a long and productive summer in the garden, and despite my plans to keep up on writing, I never seemed to find the time. Now, as half the […]
Queenbee troubles
If I had to sum up my major learning of beekeeping this year – it would be one word: QUEENS. The queen bee (and a few workers wanting to be […]
Prepping Garden Beds and Planting Potatoes and Onions
The wacky spring weather this year has made everything fall behind schedule for the garden this year. We planned to rent a tractor with a tiller in mid-April, but the […]
Asparagus Season
Asparagus is the first things to be harvested in our garden each year. We were fortunate enough to have bought the property with 200 establish asparagus plants. Never having experience […]
Bees love May flowers
Since the arrival of the first 2 packages in April, the spring season has been a mix of sunshine, and A LOT of rain. The grass is loving life, as […]
Building a New Chicken Coop
To keep up with our growing flock, Corey has started building a new coop – bigger in size to fit all the chicks, as well as a taller design to […]
New Chicks for 2017
We’ve had an increased demand for eggs, plus a slowing down in our old layers – so to refresh and expand the flock, we ordered 24 Rhode Island Red chicks […]
Winter Pigs
Right now, as we sit with full freezers, have officially completed our licensing with the state, and are about to set out on selling a portion of our pork… I’m […]