What time is it? It’s time for a small army of Sandhill cranes to hit Homer. They have arrived in force from their far reaches in the lower US. Summer is rolling in… It’s been a long exceptionally snowy winter. Even at the time of this post, we have a good three or four feet […]
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As the World Turns
Ever feel like you are living in a soap opera? Every day is kind of similar to the last. There might be a couple new characters on stage but nothing too jolting. Welcome to winter farming when there is not much farming to do. We occupy ourselves with daily jaunts to the Spit with our […]
Good Riddance to 2020!
I think everyone can unanimously breathe deeply and trust that 2021 can only be better than 2020. At least that’s our agenda. We have another month or two to finalize decisions on new capital expenditure projects (fancy lingo for a large storage shed and a new winter chicken shelter). A high tunnel is waiting to […]
Alternative Power
We like to think that we are mostly off grid. Our primary heat is oil and we have a tank that when full will last about a year. We have our own well water. Electric is our one dependency. There was a storm a week ago that knocked out power for several hours. Our oil […]
Farm Pontification
The Urban Dictionary says pontification means “The act of speaking out for the purpose of hearing oneself speak”. Since we really don’t have anything urgent to talk about, I guess we are simply pontificating. There’s nothing urgent because it is finally below freezing with a light dusting of snow to start our November. All farm […]
Polyface Designs Book
This is a plug for Joel Salatin’s new book which Justin Rhodes is helping to market. We make nothing from this but are big fans of both Joel and Justin. Here is a link to Justin’s site which is promoting the book with a special through the weekend. There are three purchase deals for $79, […]
Chicken Mondo Condo
Ok, condo might be a stretch. We took delivery of a 100′ high tunnel which we decided to hold off on constructing until spring. With winter closing in, we needed somewhere else to put our flock of 14 birds. After our month long rainy season, we needed something quick. We ran into a simple 12′ […]
That’s a Wrap, Folks
As 2020 comes to a close, we’re finishing up the last of our outdoor projects. We have a small hoop greenhouse to finish up and a bunch of garlic to plant. We did a final till on Colleen’s experiment garden which worked well. We originally flailed a 50′ x 30′ plot that was thick with […]
Homesteaders of America
This online conference just started yesterday. If you are already homesteading or just interested in it, this is a worthwhile event. There are two fee plans. One is just for this event, the other allows you access to prior conferences and other perks for a year. Be well & green dreams!
Winter Is Closing In
Even though it is still September, it feels like winter is just around the corner. All is good as winter is our favorite season but we now have a short time window to get the high tunnel up. We picked up the tunnel yesterday from our freight forwarder’s Kenai terminal. A 1500 lb. 8′ pallet […]