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Blueberries

Crops & Gardening
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Holy blueberries! Hands down this has been the best year for blueberries I have ever had.

One Small Plum

Crops & Gardening
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Yesterday we picked the first plum from our tree.

Rain in July

Crops & Gardening
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July. And still the rain hasn’t stopped.

All About Squash

Crops & Gardening
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If you’re already growing squash—or even if you’re not—here are some squash facts you can’t miss.

Crop Profile: Gourds

Crops & Gardening
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Although they aren't edible, gourds are a useful and beautiful vining plant that you can add to your garden.

Yellowwood

Crops & Gardening
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I fell in love this spring and I can’t stop thinking about it.

Mater Mire

Crops & Gardening
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Rain, rain, rain. We are already 4 inches over the average for the month of June, and it’s barely halfway over.

Garden Sentiments

Crops & Gardening
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I made two batches of strawberry jam last week and am looking forward to a nice harvest of snap peas to nestle into the freezer.

More Chicken Trouble

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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Thanks to the fortress-like fencing now around the veggie garden and strawberry patch, we are managing to enjoy quite the harvest already.

Pepper Problems

Crops & Gardening
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Enjoy the taste of sweet or spicy peppers all summer long by watching out for disease and conditions that can make you pepper plant fail.

Market Neighbors

Crops & Gardening
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The peonies and German bearded iris have been lovely this past week.

Chicken Troubles

Animals | Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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Trouble with the chickens these days. They are flying over the veggie garden fence and destroying it.

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