Break Out the Grill!

Grass Fed Beef, Recipes

…or not. Just when we thought Spring had really arrived, we got hit with another cold snap. Hopefully it’s warmer where you are! Still, I had summer food on my mind and so I used a grill pan to cook up some delicious Korean Barbecue Burgers. If...

An Easy Summer Bread

Book Reviews, Simple Living

Debbie did an excellent post on bread baking last fall, and we’ve also talked about how baking bread fits in to the rhythm of the seasons, but when spring rolls around I’m much more likely to want to spend time in the garden than in the kitchen. And yet,...

Unconventional (for our times anyway) Lawn Mowing

Animals

Even though the weather has been dry my lawn has been growing at an astounding rate and of course, my Craftsman lawnmower is on the blink. Well, when that happens on a farm all you need is a little thought and a few well positioned fences and you can have your lawn...

Milk Consumption Tied to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

Health, Raw Milk, Recipes

A study published in the International Journal of Cancer has shown that childhood and adult milk consumption can protect against breast cancer.Women who drank more than 3 glasses of milk per day had half the risk of breast cancer compared to women not drinking milk...

How to Hang a Clothesline – the Technical Part

Seasonal Living, Simple Living

Clothes and linens dried in the sunshine smell fresh and feel crisp. A clothesline is a wonderful addition to any back yard. Here are two ways to install one:The first method is for a simple, single line that is easy to take down and put back up. The second is for a...

Laundry on the Line

Seasonal Living, Simple Living

I have been a die hard clothesline fan since I purchased a kit from Martha Stewart and set up a proper line. Sure you can use a couple of hooks and a plastic line from Home Depot in a pinch but if you intend on committing to forgoing the dryer whenever possible you...