EmilyAug 6, 2021Heat in the DomeMANAGING AUGUST TEMPERATURES IN THE GREENHOUSE One key to success for us as gardeners has been learning how to work in cooperation with...
EmilyJul 23, 2021Shallot HarvestTHE FIRST ALLIUMS OF THE SEASON This week marked the first allium harvest of the season: The Dutch Yellow shallots, which are planted in...
EmilyJul 14, 2021Homestead Photojournal: 7.14.21EIGHT Broody's clutch of eight chicks is energetically exploring their new world today. After the anticipation--and concern, given the...
KindraJul 13, 2021Day TwentyDON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS BEFORE THEY'RE HATCHED Broody has been on the nest for twenty very warm days. She started incubating thirteen...
KindraJul 10, 2021Broody's Broody!We don’t usually name our hens. We did at first: Henny and Penny (Buff Orpingtons), Beatrice, Bernadette, and Brigitta (Light Brahmas),...
EmilyJul 7, 2021Vanilla GlenBEAT THE HEAT WITH A NATURAL, REFRESHING BODY SPRAY We enjoy using Weleda’s Sage Deodorant from Azure Standard. Its scent is subtle, it...
KindraJul 3, 2021Homestead in a HeatwaveMy dad was a quintessential, salt-of-the-earth farmer. He used many colorful expressions to describe everyday events. One of them came to...
EmilyJun 30, 2021The Cream is the CropPLENTIFUL CREAM IN THE HOMESTEAD KITCHEN One of the great blessings of having a family cow is the abundance of cream produced every...
KindraJun 24, 2021ComfreyA HOMESTEAD WONDER PLANT Last year when animal food at the local co-op was in short supply, we began to think again about ways to grow...
EmilyJun 20, 2021Homestead Photojournal: 6.20.21BLOOM TIME June on the homestead is not all about work. Certainly there is an abundance of work to be done--more that we will ever...
KindraJun 16, 2021A Sabbath WalkRESTORING THE SOUL Each day of the week has regular chores that must be done: feeding the animals, milking the cows, watering in the...
EmilyJun 15, 2021All InSPRING PLANTING: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED This past month and a half has been a busy time on the homestead--a time of blog silence and...
EmilyMay 7, 2021Growing Onions from SeedALLIUM RESILIENCE ON THE HOMESTEAD This is the time of year for starting all of the homestead's crops--some in flats, others in...
EmilyApr 26, 2021Glory in the MorningEvery day is a gift. Each morning brings with it new challenges, new dreams, and new hope for the day ahead. But some mornings on the...
KindraApr 23, 2021From the Ground Up, Part IIGROWING VERTICALLY Once we settled on a garden bed configuration in our greenhouse, a geodesic dome from Growing Spaces, we looked for...
KindraApr 13, 2021Coconut GelatoMANY EGGS MAKE FOR A CREAMY HOMESTEAD DESSERT In the spring of the year we have a wonderful problem: too many eggs. We share some, sell...
EmilyApr 13, 2021Homestead HoneyberriesTHE EARLIEST FRUIT IN THE HOMESTEAD GARDEN Among the many trees and bushes that produce fruit in our homestead garden, honeyberry bushes...
EmilyApr 8, 2021Hello, Violette!ADDING A FIG TO THE GROWING DOME In the homestead's greenhouse, a growing dome from Growing Spaces, we have enjoyed being able to develop...
EmilyApr 7, 2021Let in the LightSPRING CLEANING IN THE GREENHOUSE If you haven't already, now is the time to clean the transparent walls and ceiling of your greenhouse....
KindraApr 2, 2021From the Ground Up, Part IGREENHOUSE LAYOUT AND DESIGN When we began to consider ideas for the layout of our greenhouse, we wanted to use space as efficiently as...