Expert How-to; Design and Build a Greenhouse; Part 1
The Desire I knew that I wanted a new greenhouse from the moment that we bought our new place a few years back. However, there were many projects that …
Raising Happy Chickens; Wing Clipping
The Joy of Raising Chickens I love raising chickens. I love everything about it. From getting up very early in order to make a run to the post office …
Gardening How-to; Harvest and Prepare Zucchini – EASY
What to do with all that Zucchini! Squash and Zucchini are piling up right about now! In fact, about this time every year, they are always piling up. If …
Incredible Herb Gardening; Calendula and Chamomile
Incredible Herb Gardening I love to garden! I love to grow anything and everything! But I have a real love of herb gardening. I adore the wonderful aromas that …
Bold Rebuilding; Starting Fresh…Again
Rebuilding …Nothing New I have always been of the mindset that the best way to tackle a task is to hit it head-on…immediately. The day after our barn and …
Devastating Barn Fire; Going up in Flames
I’ll start by saying that through our misery, we have still been very blessed. There have been so many fires, just recently, that left families with absolutely nothing. My …
Time for Everything, Walking a Tightrope
It has been a significant amount of time since my last post and it is now time that I find the time to get back on this wagon. The …
Garden Planning – Testing a New Straw Bale Garden
Garden planning is on. Planning and preparation is the most important step of gardening! That is step 1, right? Well, last year, we literally had to throw it together …
Family Barn Raising; Life, Love and Construction
When we first got our property, it was bare; definitely in need of a great deal of help. One of the first things that it needed, being a farmstead, …
Preparing the Farmstead…From Scratch
It’s all About Preparing You ever get that ‘overwhelmed’ feeling? You know, the one that makes you just stand there wondering where to begin? Well, that’s how it was …