A few weeks ago, we celebrated sheep shearing day here on at our farm, a day and an activity I particularly enjoy.
I just took a peek at my lettuce wheelbarrow, and discovered that the lettuce I’d planted about a month ago had suddenly shot up to a whopping two inches in height.
After Desert Discoveries, I’d planned to blog about a nice, innocuous farmy topic, like my lettuce wheelbarrow or my flock’s shearing adventure.
You and your friends and neighbors have decided to have a potluck. Download our Hobby Farms styled potluck signs--both formal and informal--to help organize your gathering.
By collecting rainwater in a rain barrel you can conserve natural resources and save money on your water bill.
Our time in the desert flies by in a sandstorm blur.
As a hobby farmer, I know those neat piles of apples at the supermarket grew on trees somewhere, maybe even here in the apple capitol, Washington state, and not a zillion miles away in New Zealand.
Don’t get me wrong – I love our farm. But it’s been too long since my family and I escaped the animal feeding, dog walking, manure scooping, garden tending, house cleaning, fence fixing, bill paying, and other duties that go with living in the same place day after day.
Many consider maple syrup the season's first crop. Here are some ideas for how to enjoy this sweet treat.
Where art thou, Dandelions? I suspect some suburban-dwellers reading this will think I've totally lost it, considering that many folks spend a good deal of time trying to rid their neat lawns of this cheerful scourge.
I knew it all along, and I’ll bet you did as well: the animals we share our hearts and homes with have personalities, too.
