A View From the Farm

My husband and I have lived in the country for almost a decade. I was chatting with another rural dweller yesterday, and we laughed a bit about how our lifestyles haven’t really changed that much with isolation. We are used to staying home. After all, we moved to the country for the peace and quiet… Continue reading A View From the Farm

Birds, Bees and Wendell Berry

Wendell Berry is the poet of farmer and nature dweller alike. He is my favorite writer, poet, fiction, nonfiction, and I’m excited to say he liked my tweet. For World Poetry Day, I linked to the Mad Farmer Liberation Front: Ask the questions that have no answers. Wendell Berry Mad Farmer Liberation Front https://t.co/JPDN0LOPyP #WorldPoetryDay —… Continue reading Birds, Bees and Wendell Berry

Farmer Bob Featured

A nice article about the local farmer’s market that features Farmer Bob!

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Bee Log Plus

I’ve been keeping an eye on the hives, and one of them has been noticeably inactive compared to the one on the left. A few bees coming and going. I haven’t been able to get down to open the boxes: it’s either raining or just too hot. But, today was pretty perfect for putting on the suit and… Continue reading Bee Log Plus

Spring 2016 Update

The azaleas are blooming so we put out the hummingbird feeders yesterday. Saw the first bird today. No photos yet. Bob has been busy in the sun porch and garden. He has lots of tomato, pepper, and eggplant seedlings just waiting for danger of frost to pass. But he also has lots of stuff in… Continue reading Spring 2016 Update

Endings and Beginnings

In early December 2012, we brought four pigs home, not really fully prepared for what it meant to add livestock to the farm. In those three years, I have done things I never imagined I would from being present at the birth and death of a pig to eating an animal I helped raise. Last… Continue reading Endings and Beginnings