Chicken Coop
We recently added chickens to the farm. As they grew from peeps, we had to build them a home. The materials I found a local family that was getting rid of their old chicken coop in order to upgrade. That became our starting point. It needed a little work, so the kids got right to […]
Our Herb and Flower Garden
After clearing the river rocks to prepare our veggie garden, I needed somewhere to put them. So we created a herb and flower garden built around our storm water swale. The Location Our property sits beside a large hill and a storm water swale is located next to it. So, it was always kind of […]
Our Vegetable Garden
Creating a new garden from scratch has been a lot of work. The spot we chose probably required more work than any other spot on our property. The Location There are large trees all over our property. So, we have a fair amount of shade in the summer. However, there are a few gaps in […]
Backyard Chickens
We took a big step this week toward growing our farm. We got chickens! Welcome Home Chicks We welcomed our new backyard chickens home on May 11, 2018. I took the chicks into the kids daycare when I picked them up after school. All the children loved seeing the cute little critters. After meeting the […]
Walnut Syrup
I got a call from Monster Dave the other day asking if I wanted to try making walnut syrup. I didn’t know that was possible but, we did have a handful of walnut trees. So, we gave it a shot. He came over and started setting up taps. Collecting the Sap He got a little […]