Practice Thanksgiving, A Definition
What is Practice Thanksgiving? There are two meanings to the word "practice." First, is to repeat something over and over until you master it, hence the mantra "practice makes perfect."…
Snow the Livestock Guardian Dog
Livestock Guardian Dogs Over the summer we shared what a catastrophe it is when predators mingle with domestic chickens. In one night we lost nearly all of the chickens we…
Yak Husbandry
Introducing the Bos Grunniens In this week's video we share a few insights from our first 6 months caring for our family's yak herd. We've had some incredible experiences with…
Caterpillar Tunnels for Season Extension – Come take a tour!
Harvesting Tomatoes in a Snowstorm This week has been a prime example of why season extension is such a critical topic in small scale farming. Knowing we've committed to a…
Reflections on Season 1 at the Farmers’ Market
Looking back on summer What a crazy summer we had. From start to finish it was filled with big projects, making new friends, and growing some delicious food. One big…
Farm Chores with Kids
No shortage of things to do Thank you everyone who responded to our first video post. It was clear the question most of you want answered is "What are the…
Just Another Day
Summer Time Whew, summer sure is a busy time on the farm. The long days allow us to get a lot of work done, but they are not so conducive…
Highs and Lows
We have a dinnertime conversation starter we use each night with the kids. We call it our "High/Low Questions." We go around the table with each person answering a few…
10 Days In
What exactly have we gotten ourselves into? Whew. What a couple of weeks! In our last e-mail and blog post, Emily shared some of the logistics we were working through.…
The Birth of a Bee
The purpose of life As I've described, bees are fascinating little creatures. But, the purpose behind their lives is pretty simple. Essentially, the bee's existence boils down to the simple…