Our culture is too quick to dismiss the old things. We want shiny, we want new and for some reason I'll never understand we want it to be painted white (thanks Joanna Gaines!). But I like the old things. I'm fond of the weathered. I'm partial to the worn. I'm in love with the old... Continue Reading →
I'm serious when I ask this. Where did the year go? It's beginning to sound like a cliche, I know. But I'm still scratching my head over how fast it seemed this year went by. Maybe that's why I'm clinging to this time between Christmas and the New Year. This season of rest. Because I... Continue Reading →
So you did it. You found the piece of property you can start building your dreams on. You may have been waiting for this moment for a long time. But what now? How will you manage your land? I was there not that long ago. We were so caught up in the idea of having... Continue Reading →
I try to do as much as I can by hand in the garden. This is partially because I try to live as frugally as possible. But it's also because I'm unwaveringly stubborn. Just ask my wife! When we first started our market garden, I had grand delusions of farming 3 acres with only a... Continue Reading →
Oh winter...we have a love-hate kinda relationship. I love the rest you offer, and the unwinding of busyness you force upon my life. I'm in awe of the picturesque beauty you cast upon our frozen landscape, like the silent purity of falling snow on a Sunday morning. And I appreciate the excuse you give to... Continue Reading →
We've got big plans for this year. The farm is growing. We're going to finally make some more upgrades to the house. We're getting even more intentional with our market garden. And I can't wait to share all of these things with you guys. But one thing I'm really excited about is how we are... Continue Reading →
You might be saying to yourself, I have no interest in pigs. I don't have room for them. I don't know anything about them. I don't WANT to know anything about them. I get it. Not too long ago, I was at least in the neighborhood of this kind of thinking. Give me cows. Give... Continue Reading →
Here we are once again, at the birth another new year. The older I get, the quicker the years seems to pass. On more than one occasion last year, I had to double check the calendar because it sure felt like we had just started into 2018 not that long ago. But alas, we've now... Continue Reading →
Let's be real for a few moments. Can we? Because I'm going to come clean on something. When we brought the pigs home last May, I had good intentions on creating a separate space for Churchill, our boar. Because one boar with four gilts will eventually lead to...well, you know. But those good intentions are... Continue Reading →
I've been thinking a lot about goals lately. I always get a little anxious this time of year. Winter provides a little break for us, since the ground is frozen and our outside activities are limited to caring for the animals. But its a bittersweet kinda break because winter is my least favorite season. So... Continue Reading →