Time to Order Trees!

Homesteading, Organic Gardening, Sustainable Farming

With the advent of spring comes the time to order new trees to fill in gaps and extend the orchard. Since this will be our first year on the new farm there are several things to think about before we plant. The first question to ask is what type of climate issues you...

Time to Order Bees!

Homesteading, Organic Gardening, Sustainable Farming

“If the bees disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” -Albert Einstein I have only had bees on my farm for 5 years but I will never...

Stock up on spring butter

Farm News, Raw Milk

Once the cows begin eating all the fresh spring grasses, we will make a huge batch of butter and we suggest you all stock up! While we can make butter year round, early spring is the only time there is this much beta carotene in the cream. Why does beta carotene...

Now is the time to plant peas!

Organic Gardening

Note: This post was originally published last year, but it bears repeating! 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. Fresh from the pod, peas are exquisite! They are easy to...

Highland Babies

Animals

Highland babies are being born almost on a daily basis on the farm and oh, they are the cutest things. Since our herd of Highlands are all different colors, we have a full array of shades of babies on the ground already. This is the perfect time for babies since the...