Each Sunday – we publish our “Sunday Weekly Farm Update”. The topics vary from week to week and season to season. Planting the garden, raising our chickens, the progress of our little wine vineyard and apple orchard – or the latest building project on the farm.
Quite simply, it’s our way of telling the everyday story of building our dream – Old World Garden Farms
3 Simple Cell Phone Rules To Live By For A Better And Safer Life
Perhaps it's time for a few simple self-imposed cell phone rules. Rules that might help lead us to a better, safer, and more fulfilling life in the coming year. First…
The Big Giveaway! A Chance To Win Your Own 2019 nuCamp TAB Teardrop Camper!
What a great day on the blog today as we get a chance to share a bit more about the trailer we will travel the country in - and announce…
A Trip Of A Lifetime! Traveling America To See 50 States In 365 Days
Traveling America to see every state has always been at the tip-top portion of our lifetime bucket list. I mean the very tip-top. As in the one thing we have…
Heading Home To The Farm! Retiring Early. Well, Actually…RELIVING!
Retirement should be called reliving - not retiring. As in a chance to relive life - to the fullest! If there is one word Mary and I have never been…
The Perfect Garden Gift – 6 Unique, Ultra-Cool Garden Gifts Under $32
On the lookout for a few cool garden gifts? With Christmas around the corner, its time for our annual unique and cool garden gifts article! And this year - we…
DIY Greenhouse – How To Create An Attractive, Economical Hoop House
One of our biggest challenges at the farm has always been finding a way to create a practical, attractive, and yet still economical DIY greenhouse or hoop house. And with…
Instant Pot Thanksgiving Recipes! Delicious Time & Space Saving Magic!
If you happen to own an Instant Pot, you are going to love today's article! And even more - the delicious time and space-saving Instant Pot Thanksgiving Recipes included at…
A Recipe Website That Simplifies Cooking And Life – No Wonder It Works!
This past week, something amazing and nearly unbelievable happened. Mary’s start-up recipe website, Make Your Meals, celebrated it’s 1,000,000th visitor to the site. In just 10 months! To put that…
The Mini Cabin Floor Plan – 140 Square Feet Of Simple, Off-Grid Living!
Our shed has arrived - and its time to turn our mini cabin floor plan vision into reality! This past week, our friends at Weaver Barns delivered the shed that…
The Grain BinZebo – One Incredibly Cool Recycled Outdoor Living Space!
So if you have never heard of a Grain BinZebo - you are about to now! A Grain BinZebo is an outdoor living space constructed from a recycled grain bin…
The Most Incredible Way To Plant, Grow And Harvest Sweet Potatoes Ever!
It's official - without a shred of doubt, I think we have truly stumbled upon the most incredible way to grow and harvest sweet potatoes ever! And yes, it happens…
The Most Amazing Autumn Flowering Plant – And It’s Not A Mum!
Before I go any further about the most amazing autumn flowering plant ever, I want to make it perfectly clear this isn't an article to knock on mums. Mums, or Chrysanthemums…
The Ultimate Self-Sufficient Tiny Home – And It Travels Too!
I have to say, I think we have found the ultimate self-sufficient tiny home! Our move to our 1054 Square foot simple house made us realize…
The 3 Small Kitchen Appliances That Simplified And Changed Our Life!
When it comes to simplifying life, small kitchen appliances really do make all the difference! Yes, of course, having a good stove and a working refrigerator are of the utmost…
An Incredible Record Setting Harvest – Raised Row Garden Magic!
It has been simply nothing short of a record-setting harvest for our raised row garden this year! To date, over 1000 tomatoes, 100+ green bell peppers, and a few hundred…
Living The DIY Dream! Summer Farm And Garden Photos
It is hard to believe that August is already half-over, and the time for our annual summer farm and garden photos is here! Every year dating back to 2011, we…
6 Simple Garden Tools – The Only Tools Needed For An Amazing Garden!
All it takes is a few simple garden tools to have an amazing, weed free, and highly productive garden. In fact, as we see it, 6 just about does the…
An Update On The Farm Sale – The Story Of An Amazing Journey!
Sometimes, it takes a little miracle to make things happen. Like two simple red balloons. A few weeks back, we held an open house on Sunday afternoon for the sale…
How To Make Homemade Concrete Countertops For Outdoor Kitchens
You might be surprised just how inexpensive and simple it is to build homemade concrete countertops! The just poured homemade concrete countertop around the form. We have completed 3 concrete…
The Single Best Garden Tip Ever For Vegetable Gardeners!
We are often asked if we could only give our one and only absolute best garden tip - what would it be? Up until a few years ago, the answer…
Downsizing 101 – Planning A Barn Sale At The Farm Like No Other!
We have always wanted to have a big barn sale event at the farm. And now, our wish is going to come true. And you could say much bigger than…
Homemade Wood Fired Pizza Night – A Pizza Experience Like No Other!
One of our all-time favorite and most rewarding DIY projects was the building of our homemade wood fired pizza oven. We get questions quite often about the whole process, from…
Putting The Farm Up For Sale – A Life Changing Decision!
Yes, our little Old World Garden mini-farm is really for sale! I'm sure that may absolutely stun and shock a few of our followers this morning. But it is indeed…
5 Great Garden Gift Ideas For Mom On Mothers Day!
Searching for a few great garden gift ideas for Mom on Mothers Day? Mother's day is a just around the corner, and with spring finally springing, perhaps the perfect gift is…