Life in the Garden

More and more people are consuming what they can grow and raise in their own backyards – all in an effort to provide their families with great tasting and safe food. Taking …

Fall is usually the time to begin our normal routine of planting our over-wintering crops of garlic and onions – and putting the rest of the raised rows to bed with a …

With the largest portion of the tomato crop in for the year and our canning cabinet full of everything from tomato juice to salsa, pasta sauce, ketchup and more – …

It was the great potato crate experiment Charlie Brown! If you spend any time at all on Pinterest or Facebook – you have no doubt read the hundreds of articles on …

It’s hard to believe – but August is here – and Fall is just around the corner! We have been in full harvest mode now for the last few weeks …

It’s not that hard or costly to create a self sustaining garden, really! Contrary to popular belief, gardening does not have to be an expensive venture!  Especially when using self-sustaining, …

The tomato harvest has arrived in full force at the farm! You can always tell when the time has come, as the tables on our back porch become a temporary “storage” …

If you walk into our kitchen anytime between the summer months of July and August – chances are you will hear the rolling boil sounds of the water bath canner, the hum of …

Whether a first time gardener or a seasoned veteran – there is nothing that compares to harvest time! All of the hard work of digging, planting and watering has finally …

Summer has arrived in full force here at the farm!  Long gone are the threats of crisp cold nights or an early season frost.  In their place, we now have …