{week two} {week four} My inability to get it together this month has manifested itself once again. This time in the form of neglect and failure not only in the garden but also in the photographing of it since it would seem that I missed a couple of weeks. As the squash all died back,…
Keeping homestead records can be a valuable tool to assess your production and expenses. A Dairy Production record will allow you to track milk yields. This one is child-friendly.
It’s time to milk the family cow! How do you safely and quickly get all of white frothy goodness from the cow to the table? Here’s how we’ve been doing it for years.
There are a lot of two things around here: half gallon mason jars brimming with milk & house flies. Seriously, plague like proportions of flies. We usually get a ton in September that we’re still trying to kill on November, but this year it’s crazy. I’m sure it has nothing to do with the proximity…
{week one} {week two} {week three} {week four} The pumpkins are dying back and are increasingly turning a beautiful orange; the zucchinis are giving me a rest and have slowed down to a trickle- two or three monsters were found and we’re leaving to see how big they’ll get; the sweet potatoes are flowering- I…
A beautiful fruity apple and blueberry Crumbly Cobbler served with the ever not-so-optional vanilla ice cream