The herb garden. Slowly, but surely, coming along. {week one} {week two} {week three} {week four} August brought with it ~the close of the cucumber harvest, ~the largest onion & potato yields to date, ~the early trickling in of peppers, tomatoes, and green beans, ~parsnip seed was collected for next season, ~ a fall garden…
Summer in a pie plate and served a la mode. Nothing beats the spicy sweetness of fresh peach pie on a warm summer day!
I was looking through your blog archives and hoping to find something about how much land you have dedicated to what purpose. I love reading your blog in anticipation of getting our own 2 and a half acres soon! Do you happen to know if you have posted anything like that in the past, and…
A July Garden update in the middle of August. On a homesteading blog. Pathetic. For 5 minutes I contemplated skipping it and hoping you wouldn’t notice, but I’ve decided against it and offer as my only excuse that I try to keep a schedule with garden posting being done on Saturdays and they’ve seemed so…
Butchering Day (rather days because we broke butchering up over two days this time) was a lot easier than we originally planned for this year. We purchased 150 Freedom Ranger broiler chicks this year and by the time they were ready for the freezer we were down to a mere 53 birds. Yes, that’s right, we lost…
Crisp cucumbers, spicy radishes, and tangy vinegar dressing. Cucumber Salad with Radishes is a light, refreshing salad that is quick & simple to prepare!