She works hard for the honey
byIt was a beautiful spring day, the first time I truly became a beekeeper. In my previous life working at a nature center, I often…
January, 2013
The Dust Bowl of Wrath
byEver since Ken Burns’ documentary The Dust Bowl aired on PBS, hubby and I have been itching to read The Grapes of Wrath. Brad’s…
Long time no seed
by‘Twas a good weekend on the wee homestead. On Saturday, we had more fun than anyone ought to have pulling weeds with friends. Then yesterday,…
Weed don’t need no education¹
byWe joined a handful of Jenny Jack-Sun Farm friends and fellow CSA members Saturday night to help them pull weeds from the rows of…
Know preservation, required
byNow that the fresh veggies have vanished, we’ve started digging into the frozen winter stash. Have to say, as delicious as fresh sweet potato…
Garlic update: month two
bySo far, so good. The result of completely ignoring our containerized garlic on the deck? Thirty-one out of 32 bulbs have sprouted and look…
True that
byAfter much deliberation, hubby and I decided to spend this 3-day weekend on a staycation, exploring the overlooked gems hiding right in our own…
(Under)cover crops
byThanks to farmer, friend, and blog reader Vic for sending us a link to this Mother Jones story on cover crops. Here’s just a…
A View of the Woods (and the Walmart Beyond)
byBarreling through rural Georgia, you’ll see lots of stuff to jot down, if one writes down these sorts of things: A road whose very…