Spring Starts in February
Mornings begin with Mabel, her big brown eyes pushing us out of slumber and into the barn to fill her feed box. I heat up water, take a few sips of coffee, grab Joshie, and hand Stewart the milking supplies as he heads out the door. We fill her feed box and give Stan some…
photo credit This post was originally published in October, 2009 – a full two years before we arrived here on our land. It seems fitting to republish while we are hurrying to get as many seeds into the ground as we can. Previously in Homesteading: Part 1: Why Homesteading? Part 2: If You Eat it…
Do you remember that day one of us said “I can’t take it anymore, I’m going to the garden.”?Well, that someone was the Papa there, and while everyone seemed to be having a particularly rough day, the garlic was also ready to be harvested to make way for some beans. So, to the garden we…
Do you remember when we planted sweet potatoes back at the beginning of summer? That seems so very long ago, doesn’t it? When we arrived back from visiting family, the same trip on which Stewart’s adrenal fatigue became severe, we had a community work day. Stewart was still in bed for most of his days…
This is the first year we’ve grown fava beans (also known as broad beans). They overwinter here in our warmer climate and we have been nothing but happy with this new addition to the homestead. We ate a lot of the fava bean leaves over the winter in salads and soups. Once spring weather came…
Who else is bringing in squash by the laundry basket full? Yesterday morning I canned another seven quarts of chopped squash in the pressure canner and followed it up with seven quarts of squash pickles. If you’d asked me last year if we’d have a huge harvest of squash again I would have said no….
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