After our recent trip to Hawaii, we brought home a different kind of souvenir to share with our friends and family: local recipes.
We’ve always had a lot of mice on our farm—Mom calls our feed building Mousehaven—but this year they’re much worse than before.
Photo by Audrey Pavia My little, hurt hen (Lola) wasn’t too mangled when re-introduced to the flock after recuperating. One morning, about a month ago, Lola, one of my young hens, came out of the coop hopping on one leg. She was easy to catch, and I put her in a crate and took her […]
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My pineapple sage didn't bloom this year, so I'm going to overwinter it inside in hopes of an earlier start next year.
Photo by Judith Hausman The tartness of the plums pairs nicely with the richness of the pastry. A simple butter cake or tart topped with glistening, blue plum slices may be the dessert I like best; well, maybe it’s a tie with an apple pie. While I’ve also made great jam and liqueur from Italian plums, […]
Last Wednesday, when Dad came home from work, a hen was glaring at something moving across the yard. It was a tarantula!
Husk tomatoes are basically a wild species -- and they're easy to grow.
Last spring, I planted a handful of different types of milkweed in my garden. They hosted several monarch caterpillars this year, though I was never able to find any of the chrysalises.
Our son won a National Geographic Explore Oahu essay and artwork contest, which instigated our rather unusual summer trip to the island, so we harvested our Inn Serendipity growing fields, dusted off our snorkel gear and prepared to savor papaya, mango and star fruit while staying in the cozy and spacious Pipeline Lodge at Waihuena Farm.
