Farm Blog

How did you prepare for the Food Challenge? We learned. A lot. We learned how to grow a garden, not to leave beets exposed during a...

“Not all plants have your best interests at heart,” I remind myself as I snap off a piece of the chocolate bars in the freezer. Senia...

"Where's that gobbling coming from?" I walked out of our bedroom scratching my head. The farm's new tom turkeys have added a new element...

Linn had somehow found me online, and decided I would be a suitable owner for a rabbit named Murphy. I talked to Daniel about this. ...

“We’re eating these. Today.” I thaw a salmon steak, shake frozen green peas into a bowl, and toast a tray of pecans. "Finishing strong,...

More of 2017 is behind us than in front of us. This has brought up some fierce questions about how, why, or if to continue our...

Months ago, I ordered a few American Chinchilla rabbits from a rabbit breeder I met at a rabbit show. Yes, there is such a thing as a...

“I could really use a beer right now,” says Daniel. I’ve heard this many times during our food challenge year, often after tough day at...

Steam billows out of the big enamel pot as I lift the lid. It’s a gray autumn morning, I’m wearing my blood-stained apron, and my brown...

I have the reputation of being “that rooster lady.” People with extra roosters or old hens can bring them to me. I give the birds a...