Category Archives: Farming
Planting a Potato Tower
If this works, we will have made some serious lemonade out of lemons, or in this case: potatoes out of old hay and built up manure from the barn. We’re calling it the “Potato Monolith” and i’ll be revisiting it … Continue reading
Filed under Dogs/ Corgis, Farming, Gardening, Vegetables
Woman Powered Mowing: Using a Scythe
My Grandmother calls me her “old fashioned granddaughter” what with my love for handspinning, felting, sewing, gardening, etc. She really hit the nail on the head as i can’t help but be attracted to old timey things and activities. But, … Continue reading
Filed under About, Farming, The Homestead, Tools
Duckling Update: 3 weeks old
The ducklings are growing like adorable weeds! Their first feathers are starting to peak out of their baby fuzz and they’re several times larger than they were upon hatching. With all the hawks and ravens about, we’re keeping them in … Continue reading
Breaking Ground – Part 1
The wood posts are purchased. The hoop house area of the garden is almost all scalped and ready to gently till with my supremely awesome new broadfork. The chickens spent several months fertilizing and a few weeks assisting the tillage. … Continue reading
