Apr 22, 2022How to Grow Potatoes in Containers: An Easy Guide for BeginnersIf you’re like me, you love potatoes. They are a versatile vegetable that can be used in so many different dishes. But sometimes it’s hard to find organic potatoes at a reasonable price. What’s a potato lover to do? Grow your own, of course! In this blog post, I’ll explain…Food3 min readFood3 min read
Apr 21, 2022Spring Cleaning on the Farm and Getting My Garden Going!My dining room is clean and chicken-free for the first time in 2 months! It’s a blessed feeling I get to experience every spring when it’s warm enough and the chicks are finally old enough to get moved to the barn. We moved the older chicks to the tack room…Spring4 min readSpring4 min read
Apr 18, 2022Another 100 followers in just 3 weeks!Wow! It’s been 3 weeks since I hit 100 followers and now I’m at 197. And I haven’t written anything since. I fell off the wagon. Not that wagon. I’ve just been busy, then not feeling well, then busy with Easter. But the followers just kept on coming. Bless them…100 Followers2 min read100 Followers2 min read
Mar 28, 2022I Made It To 100 Followers! You Can Too!Well, I made it. I got to 100 followers. It took about a month. I did what most people recommended, and it worked. I have no doubt you can make it to 100 followers faster than I did. Many people do. I was on Medium every day, but I didn’t…100 Followers2 min read100 Followers2 min read
Mar 21, 2022Spring: A Time for Planning and Planting, Renewal and RecyclingYesterday was officially the first day of spring. The weather was obligingly beautiful. My daffodils are coming up. The buds are ready to burst on the crabapple trees. Soon the air will be filled with the fragrance of their flowers, the lawn will be littered with white petals, and the…Sustainability6 min readSustainability6 min read
Mar 15, 2022How My Daughter is Changing the World One Life at a TimeMy daughter will be 20 this summer. Crazy. How fast the time goes. She came home from work the other day and told me about a new homeless man she met. His name is Axel. She stopped at the intersection where she knows the local homeless hang out. She stops…Community3 min readCommunity3 min read
Mar 14, 2022Lessons for the FutureThis batch of incubated eggs resulted in 5 chicks from 19 eggs. That’s my worst hatch rate ever. By a lot. I learn so much from each hatch. From each chick and chicken, really. …Sustainability4 min readSustainability4 min read
Mar 12, 2022From Disappointment to a Story of LegacyOut of 19 eggs incubated, 5 hatched. Those 5 babies are doing great. But I was so disappointed with that hatch rate. I have never had one so low. With this last batch, I was hoping for at least 15 chicks to grow out and either butcher or sell. I…Sustainability3 min readSustainability3 min read
Mar 1, 2022Tomorrow is LockdownIt’s Day 17. Tomorrow is Lockdown. Only a select few know what that means, so I’ll explain. Tomorrow I will candle all 31 of the remaining eggs in my incubator to see who’s still developing well and if I’ve had any more “quitters” — embryos that stopped developing for one…Chicken3 min readChicken3 min read
Feb 20, 20225 Things to Teach Your 8-Week-Old Puppy in 5 Minutes a DayYou’ve waited weeks (maybe even months) and it’s finally here. Your new puppy. All fluffy and squirmy and sweet. Your tiny bundle of rowdy, joyful… teeth. What were you thinking? Having a puppy is a complex experience made up of very high highs and pretty low lows. Moments of “What…Puppies8 min readPuppies8 min read