Author: Shannon

I am wife to Stewart, mama of six, homeschooler, messy cook, and avid fermenter. This is where I tell our story... of building a sustainable off-grid homestead... of raising this growing family of ours... of the beauty and the hard and the joy in all of it.

The Food Forest in July

This is the food forest just outside its gate. Somehow we have never shown a full tour of it for many reasons, despite the fact that it was Stewart’s biggest project the spring that Ruth was a babe. He dug swales, planted autumn olives, mayhaws, blackberries, pears, figs, and more. The concept is to create…

The Pallet Garden in July

I was composing a full update of all three garden spaces when the near twenty photos began to overtake things. Instead, I’ll be bringing you three separate updates on the state of the gardens in July. When I head to the pallet garden these days it is often to simply stare at the tomatillos. I…

The Chicken Field in July

I was composing a full update of all three garden spaces when the near twenty photos began to overtake things. Instead, I’ll be bringing you three separate updates on the state of the gardens in July. I’ve often heard – and seen for myself – that it almost never rains in July and August here….