Food, Permaculture, turkeys / 28.11.2013

As we winterize our gardens and prepare our kitchens for the holidays, a lot of us have been investigating how we can locally source our feast's ingredients.  Here at the farm we have been preserving and processing our fruits and vegetables for storage through the...

Food, Gardening, Nursery, Plants / 14.03.2013

Common Mugwort: Artemesia vulgaris (Available in our nursery in one gallon size) It sounds like something from Harry Potter doesn't it? Well we certainly think it has many magical medicinal properties, and is something you can easily grow in your own food forest! I first found out...

Chickens, Food / 03.01.2012

Joy: Over the winter holiday break our two youngest pullets finally started laying. This is always exciting for me -- its like the girls hit puberty and have finally graduated into being apart of the mature lady flock.  Silly I know, but I hug and...

Food, Gardening, Kids / 04.08.2011

I love this time of the year, not only because gardens are at their peak, but because it is when some of my favorite flowers are blooming AND we can eat them!  It is also a great time to introduce children to the idea of...

Food / 02.08.2011

I'm really proud of myself for making something so pretty and delicious.  This is a simplified recipe from a book I checked out from the library, and is super quick and easy to do if you are having a BBQ and need a quick side...