Making Bone Broth – Traditional Stock

Recipes, Seasonal Living

  When the cold weather creeps in it is time for me to make broth.  The warmth and nourishment seem to fit well with my quest toward natural and seasonal living.  I used my last quart of beef broth last week for the sensational, crowd pleasing Shepherds Pie (recipe...

Time To Plant an Orchard

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...

Winter Comes to the Farm – Finally!

Animals, Seasonal Living

  This winter has been extremely strange. Snow one day and 62 degrees a few days later. Here are a few pictures of the farm with a dusting of snow on the ground. Our best guess on the wonderful coloring is that the ridge behind our farm allowed the sun to shine...

Spinning Yarns: Fiber Arts for the Fall

Animals, Seasonal Living

As the temperatures drop our sheep look more and more in their element. The winter is a happy, happy time for the sheep. They work all year to grow a great fleece and it comes in mighty handy as the temperatures dip. I am looking forward to a great fleece harvest next...

"The Cook and the Gardener"

Book Reviews, Recipes, Seasonal Living

Although set in the French Countryside, Amanda Hesser’s book The Cook and the Gardener holds many lessons and much encouragement for Americans seeking to tie their living more closely to the land. Over the year she served as a cook in a chateau in Burgundy,...

"The Animal is the Product of the Soil"

Book Reviews, Farm News, Seasonal Living

Published on behalf of Debbie via the Farm newsletter. To subscribe to the letter, please contact us! It’s a great way to stay up to date on farm news and product information.Well, the heat is on. Temperatures are soaring and things just seem to naturally slow...