Warm Winter Weather Projects

Farmers tend to be individuals that are always focused on the weather and looking into the future, planning activities that can be done according to the weather patterns. Usually in […]

Winter Gardening For A Head Start On Spring

I spent most of this winter afternoon, after barn chores, cleaning up the garden. As you are probably well aware, seed catalogs are out!  My garden bed planning and production […]

Finish What you Start

The old adage of giving yourself a new start with new hope never quite worked for me as far as New Years Resolutions go.  I just felt more comfortable working […]

Year End Musings

The week between Christmas and New Years seems to be that transition period from the previous year and the new one about to unfold. For us, it’s time to start […]

Ever Changing Christmas Traditions

changing christmas traditions

The Christmas Holiday has changed for us over the past few years. It used to be that we would have a holiday party in our house where we would invite […]

A (Carrot) Thief in the Night

I just got back inside from digging carrots and beets in the dark after being on the road all day. I had finished digging the carrots and was heading over […]

A Lesson in Soil Runoff

a tractor digging out a ditch

I have always heard of the amazing statistics involved with soil runoff and its disturbing loss downstream. I recently viewed firsthand the remarkable amount of runoff in my little corner […]

Cleaning Out The Barn

Fall: A Fresh Start Yesterday I finished up what had seemed to take three years to create. I finished spreading the manure pile that had ebbed and flowed with various […]