Farm News, Homesteading, Simple Living
I believe that being too busy to lay in the hammock or to drink my coffee in the garden should be considered as close to sinful as did the Desert Fathers of long ago. They believed that sloth was not so much a condition of laziness but more a failure to see God in...
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....
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...
Animals, Farm News, Raw Milk
Georgia finally brought her baby boy into this world and oh, what a sweet boy he is. It is so wonderful to see how much the babies look like their moms and being witness to the wonders of nature never gets old for us. Georgia is a full blooded Dutch Belted cow...
