Homesteading, Organic Gardening
Note: This post was originally published last year, but it bears repeating since peas can be planted for spring and fall harvest. When it comes to fresh-from-the-garden vegetables that cause you swear off grocery store knock-offs, peas are at the top of the list....
Homesteading, Seasonal Living, Sustainable Farming
Spring is coming faster than I ever remember and it is time to begin all the wonderful pre-summer chores. If you haven’t already ordered your trees, berries and plants this is the time. Unfortunately you might find that many of your selections will be sold out...
Animals, Farm News, Free Range Chicken, Homesteading, Sustainable Farming
Working the chicken yard. When we first moved to Rockfield, Ky we weren’t very familiar with the huge host of predators that were lurking in the woods, above and below the trees, who assumed we brought the chickens to Rockfield for evening upon evening of...
Farm News, Homesteading, Musings, Sustainable Farming
After a crazy week of getting for ready a very early spring I sat down and made a mental list of things accomplished during the past week and it was stunning, even to me! Here is a look at the to-do list for last week at River Cottage Farm. Sheep to be sheared set up...
Homesteading, Simple Living, Sustainable Farming
This year we are so lucky to have David and Carolyn Craig working with us to set up our bee hives. The Craigs have immersed themselves in all things bees and are leading the charge to get our pollinators moved in. I have had bees on my farms for the past 7...
Cultured Foods, dairy recipes, Homesteading, Raw Milk, Recipes
Thick, creamy yogurt is all the rage and with good cause. Ever since my travels to Germany where I found myself, trudging zombie-like over hills, through hamlets, over church yards with 125 steps (each way) for my daily dose of quark I have been addicted to the stuff....