One of Those Little Farmhouse Things There’s almost always a basket of fresh eggs sitting on our farmhouse counter in the spring and summer months. With fresh eggs coming in daily, I’ve learned it helps to have a simple old-fashioned system for keeping them rotated through the kitchen. Nothing fancy. Just a way to keep…
From the Coop to the Kitchen and Right Back Again There’s something so satisfying about not wasting a thing on the farm. Anytime this happens you can find me grinning big and feeling like a real farmer! What once held breakfast (or lunch or supper or a snack when you get two dozen eggs a…
It’s Just Not True Have ya heard of the myth that farm fresh eggs can’t be used for boiled eggs? It is just not true! I do it every week just fine. Many grocery store eggs are not fresh, just preserved to last longer therefore they seem to be easier to boil and peel. I…
Late to the Pea Party I shared recently that we’ve been working on our garden by fencing it in, adding arched and straight trellises, and slowly filling it out over the past few years. We even built a beautiful garden arbor at once of the double picket gates, added split rail on each side of…
We have all of the trellises in that we plan to add this year, and I gotta say, they turned out even better than I imagined! There’s something so satisfying about seeing a garden come together piece by piece, especially when the bones of it are simple and practical and meant to last. A Garden…
One part of the farm I love the most is the dairy side. I’ve shared our farm in videos, on social media, and even here on the blog (check out my farmhouse milking porch and DIY goat milking stand!). Besides the garden, it’s my favorite aspect of what we do. Almost all of my family…