Gardening
Farmer Meets Death
When I started this whole thing, no one told me much about the death. There was a lot of talk about chicks and ducklings, a fuzzy lamb or two. A crisp glass of white wine at the end of a…
August Farm Harvest: The Best Time To Do a Juice Detox
August is a great time to hit reset if you’re a gardener—almost everything you need is coming up in the garden, lowering your costs! It’s also usually around this time in the season that I feel like I’ve lost all…
How to Make Simple Dill Pickles
Simple Dill Pickles How to Make and Preserve Simple Dill Pickles Large Pot, for water bath 500 ml Jars with Lids Canning Jar Lifter For the Pickles 4 Heads Fresh Dill (I use four small heads from the garden,…
What To Do with Radishes
I always grow too much radish. And plant it in a hurry, under the weight of all the other things that I have to get done once planting season comes around. I promise myself that every year will be different,…
Top Ten Flowers to Grow from Seed (When Starting a Cut Flower Garden)
We started this whole farm venture with vegetables (I mean, if you don’t count the horses, pigs and chickens…). As we get a little further into the farm, we’ve decided to add cut flowers to the mix. We look forward…
Paleo Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp, the Healthier Version!
I’ve always loved rhubarb season. It signifies the beginning of summer—the heat is still bearable; school is coming to a close and our gardens haven’t been completely overtaken by weeds. High hopes, am I right? Rhubarb grows all season, but…
May Essay: On Why I Chose Country Living
I’ve always had my life mapped out. I used to plan it out as a way to put myself to sleep-to drive myself forward. I designed it as I slept, a world where everything could be certain. Where everything was…
Transplanting vs. Direct Sow
For anyone starting a garden, it’s a common question: is it better to direct sow or transplant? The answer is, it depends. There are pros and cons to each—and it depends on what you are growing and where you…
Planting Garlic: When is it too late?
I have run into this dilemma for a couple of years now—garlic planting. I get going in my little hurricane here at the farm and I forget all about garlic. Then winter is around the corner and I can pretty…
