Milk and Meat Cows, Pigs, Eggs and Boys
We love May the Milk Cow. She has a bull calf that is about 6 weeks old now. They are doing wonderfully. We have an abundance of winter milk for … Continue Reading →
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We love May the Milk Cow. She has a bull calf that is about 6 weeks old now. They are doing wonderfully. We have an abundance of winter milk for … Continue Reading →
The year is winding down. It’s December and winter time. This year I started a series called Pantry 2009 of which I had high hopes for adding more content to … Continue Reading →
It’s a busy time…farming and home schooling and livin’ life. We’ve had a full Fall already with difficult funerals and happy weddings. We’ve tried to slow down. I’m beginning to think … Continue Reading →
I have great admiration for hardworking women of the past. Past days long before dishwashers and washing machines. Long gone times before grocery stores and fast food. Now, don’t get me … Continue Reading →
Our days are busy and full. Family life is busting at the seams, full of life, characterized by happy and many times chaotic loudness and a dizzying array of movement. Farm life … Continue Reading →
While I’m very thankful for the tractor and all that it can do – the actual impact of progressive farming was exactly opposite of what this old film clip portrays. In … Continue Reading →
Our friends over on Beaverdam Creek, run an organic family farm and run a popular CSA program. You should check out their website and blog and see all the great things they … Continue Reading →
Here is another post to go into my new category, “Fixin’ up the Home Place”. Here’s my version of what a beauty is. My possum trapping son has his own … Continue Reading →
In addition to long storage foods, staple foods and bulk foods in my pantry, I made a list of some pantry items to make easy, quick meals that I could have … Continue Reading →
I’ve been working my way through a book entitled Self-Reliance: Recession-proof your pantry. It is a short book from Backwoods Home Magazine that a friend of my let me borrow. … Continue Reading →