Summertime is a great for composting! It’s nice outside – there are lots of available kitchen and garden scraps to add to the pile – and you can make batches so much quicker with the hotter temperatures. Here are four
What Do I Do With All These Carrots?? – Homemade Carrot Cake, of course! (Recipe Included)
This past weekend I was so excited to start to pick the first round of our summer crop of vegetables. I picked a few cucumbers, small onions, zucchini, peppers, and carrots. I was very surprised at the amount of carrots
Mid Season Garden Review – The Winners and Losers
Way back when we were planning the garden last Winter, we made a point to make sure we would review our choices not only at the end of this growing season – but at the midway point as well. Why?
Barn Landscaping Project Finished On A Dime – Before and After Photos
It is finished! Last night the last pile of rock was leveled out for the outdoor kitchen – the last rocks put into place on the hill – the final bags of mulch laid down – and the last few
News From The Coop – The Hens are Happy!
Of all the things we do on the “farm” – the one that seems to receive the most attention from everyone are our chickens. The chickens were the first ever true residents of the farm – heading out in the
Raindrops Aren’t Falling On My Head….
It’s a sad day today. A day of cheating. We were really hoping to never again haul in water to handle the watering needs of the farm. With installation of the barns rain collection system in late May –
HOLY GRAPES BATMAN….NOT NOW!!!
“NO….NOT NOW!” Those were the words uttered when we saw the little box sitting on the front porch after a visit from UPS. It was our grapevine order from January! One of our goals on our “LIST” this
3 Simple Tips To Growing A Bigger Garden Once You’ve Planted
So once that garden is all planted – there are some simple things you can do to really help maximize the growth and yields of your vegetable plants. So here are our 3 tips to growing a better garden
A Great Way to Stake Your Tomatoes
Over the years we have tried several methods of staking and tying up our tomatoes. As the tomatoes start growing by leaps and bounds, you don’t want to risk the plants becoming damaged by leaning over and touching the ground,
AND THE WINNER IS…….
We were overwhelmed with the response to our first ever contest – The Old World Garden Farm Crate Basket Give Away. We had a total of 690 entries between those following us via email, twitter or Facebook likes! The