My Day Off – Smudging for Spring Cleaning

Spring has always been known as the time of year that we all get outside, rake up debris, clean up the ditches, clean the house, discard stuff that has been hanging about that has no purpose. Growing up, spring cleaning at our house included all windows, walls,...

Gardening 101 | Plants & Seedlings Available

How does your garden grow? Need some help planning your garden or choosing what plants will work best for you lot? Deciding what to plant in your garden is easier than you think. If you plan it right, you can create a simple container garden or raised bed with little...

My Day Off: You can’t always get what you want

My son Everet, at the age of three, told his Pepe that you can’t always get what you want, as he offered him only one flavored candy and not a variety. More recently, I have found myself using the phrase. In a perfect world, on our farm at least, our dairy coop would...

My Day Off: June 13th

As I write this morning, I am still wearing my wool hat and vest, anticipating that warm weather and some well needed rain to get the gardens growing is on its way. With my three interns here for the season, we tackled some of the planting after a few hours of...