Everything continues to be very odd. The most cliché phrases currently playing on repeat include references to “normal” – “the new normal,” “going back to normal” and “nothing will every be normal again.” To be honest, it was time for a change. I do love that the stay-at-home orders have spotlighted technology and remote work as valuable resources for companies. These …
Harvesters Community Food Network
Between the animals and the tot, Aaron and I have found ourselves in a pretty smooth morning routine. Isai wakes us up to watch the sunrise out of our bedroom window. After a diaper change and some chatter, we make coffee, turn on Fox4 local morning news and laugh at the dogs sprinting across the pasture to wake up the …
Garden Planning and Planting 2020
I’ve had quite the struggle figuring out how to document what we’re doing in the garden this year. Part of the reason I started blogging about the farm is to have an ongoing record of the work we’ve done and how we did it. My hope is that we can uncover what works (and consequently, what doesn’t) so that we …
Sow Many Seeds
The existence of the greenhouse inspired some intense compulsive seed buying in the doldrums of winter. As a result, I’ve been swimming in seed packets littering every surface of the greenhouse, garage and garden shed. With seeds and transplants making their way into the ground, it feels important that I should finally document exactly what we’re planting here. Vegetables Eden …
The North Garden is Planted – Mostly
We’ve spent a lot of time covered in dirt lately. Over the weekend, Aaron’s mom Anna and Aunt Brenda popped by the house to help plant the North garden. The undertaking was a bit more than any of us fully anticipated. Removing starts from their Winstrip trays and transferring them into the ground was certainly messier than we expected. Then, …
This Week on the Farm: April 20-26, 2020
This week’s cold snap was for the birds. We spent the weekdays cooped up in the house and snuggling under warm blankets. I continued to work from home while keeping my fingers crossed that all of the plants in the ground could survive the chill. So far, so good. The weekend, though, has brought us a bit more sun and …
The Front Shrubs are Gone
No doubt about it – the farm’s previous family took exceptional care of the property. The house, the out-buildings, the lawn, the pastures – every literal thing is in amazing shape. That being said, part of why we decided to buy the farm was the appeal of this “diamond in the rough.” While this place is stunning – there are a …
Home to Roost – Our Cozy Chicken Coop
Exactly a month ago, I bought the build plans for a chicken coop. Since then, Aaron has been building like a madman to create the most epic chicken cottage of all time. This week, we’re over the moon (and a bit relieved) to finally welcome the flock into their cozy new home. From start to finish, this coop has been …
The New Mower and the Pond
Last week, we added a much-needed Ferris zero-turn mower to the farm’s equipment line up. It was really a stunner. Shiny. Red. Keyword here: was. I mowed for about an hour with it on Sunday. Trimmed up the backyard with a swift jaunt across the lawn. So when Aaron jumped on to mow the orchard today, the mower had a …
Sitting Pretty in the Garden
One of my favorite things about moving to a new place is uncovering bits and pieces left behind by previous owners. Inside the barn, there are multiple signs with the family names of the farm’s owners before us. It’s pretty awesome to imagine the stories of how this place came to be and the people that once loved it like …