Blueberry Journey: All Hands

Blueberry Journey: All Hands

All Hands our blueberry journey: part 3 How did you transplant your blueberries? Lots of hard work and persistence. We can honestly say we’ve never done something so mentally and physically demanding. And not just for a few hours, for full days. The backhoe arrived as...
A Letter To Our Homestead 2017

A Letter To Our Homestead 2017

A Letter To Our Homestead a look back at our first year in 2017 An open letter to our homestead, not as much for you as it is for us. After the blueberry series, we needed a little time to reflect on not only our goals for the new year ahead, but more importantly to...
Blueberry Journey: The Test

Blueberry Journey: The Test

The Test our blueberry journey series: part 2 I woke up to darkness, but my mind was 100 steps ahead of dreamy slumber. Clean up last night’s dishes, cook chili to feed the troops, sweep the floor of yesterday’s mud, prep the trailer with our gathered...
Blueberry Journey: The Plan

Blueberry Journey: The Plan

The Plan our blueberry journey series | part one We talked about whether or not our blueberry journey would make it on the blog as it doesn’t seem like a “normal” thing for any sane person to take on. However, after much debate Rich and I decided to share our journey,...
First Year Garden Fails

First Year Garden Fails

First Year Garden Fails what we learned the hard way ZONE 6A. Yesterday our first frost came, and “mostly” ended the year for our plant zone. As we preserve the last of our bounty, we’ve begun to reflect on this year’s accomplishments and mistakes. To...
Why We Farm

Why We Farm

Why We Farm the reasoning behind it all Before you go any further we feel like you should know why we’re here, and what exactly we plan to do. Why are we here? To get back to the basics. That’s kind of how this whole thing started. We’re tired of running loops for...