After months of the chickens spending most of their time hunkered down in their coops from the cold and the wind and the rain, they are...

This was our fourth year living at the farm full time, and every year it gets better and better. One of my favorite things about living...

Despite a few setbacks in the garden this year, we did have a pretty good harvest by the time late summer and fall rolled around. A few...

I cannot believe how this summer has flown by! As much as I wish all of my time could be spent on the farm taking care of the chickens...

I’ve had a few gardening challenges this year, but thankfully garden season is in full swing now and the harvest is looking promising. I...

We have turkey babies at the farm! Eleanor, who raised turkey chicks, known as poults, for us last spring is raising another batch for us...

At long last, spring is here! It’s time to get my hands in the dirt and fight the good fight against slugs, rodents, cute little wild...

Well, gosh, sorry I’ve taken a few weeks off from the blog. There’s not been too much going on at the farm recently except for a whole...

One of the things I really enjoy about living on the farm is the change in seasons. After a long cold winter, and many days of mucking...

Last summer was a good summer for the deer, and we had several that visited us regularly. There was a momma deer and her doe, a second...

At the end of summer, I always look forward to fall, thinking that it will be nice when things slow down and it’s not so busy at the...

Summer is winding down here at the farm, and as I write this I am sitting by a cozy fire in the wood stove watching the rain clouds move...

We had a bumper crop of apples this year, and everyone else we know did too. Of course the peak of the apple harvest was during a hot...

Every year there is a new battle to be waged in the vegetable garden. A few years ago it was slugs, last year it was flea beetles, but...

I had a lovely day at the farm today. It was the kind of day that doesn’t come along every day, but when they do, it makes me so thankful...

Spring has finally arrived at the farm after several rainy and muddy winter months, and I can’t wait to get back to gardening! I’ve...

I always get a bit nostalgic at the end of the year, and looking back at 2015 it was quite a memorable year at the farm. Without a doubt,...

It can be hard to predict chicken behavior and even harder to understand the pecking order. It’s not uncommon for there to be pecking and...

We got home from an evening in town last Sunday night, and when I went on the rounds to close all the coops up for the night, Lil’ Red...

Fall has arrived at the farm, and we have been busy trying to finish up our outdoor projects. I’ve picked the last of the summer veggies,...