Ben’s Favorite Chore
One of Ben’s most favorite things to do….hanging up his laundry to dry.
Broody Chicken Disappears into the Woods
This hen, who is a bit less than a year old, has just hatched out her second clutch of eggs! Her name is Ptera, short for pterodactyl. She’s vicious when it comes to protecting her chicklets! The first clutch was hatched in the nursery area of our coop – just like things are supposed to
Shiitake Mushroom Update
Our first foray into inoculating our own oak logs can be viewed, here. That was about 15 months ago, and we have harvested some mushrooms since then, but this was our first sizable harvest of about 4 lbs. We thought we might have let our logs get too dry over the winter, but the boys
Making Homemade Pesto
This is how I know it’s officially summer! Cleaning gallons of fresh basil. We have 5 types of basil growing in the garden this year: Napolitano, Genovese, Lettuce Leaf, Lemon, and Holy Basil. We use all but the Lemon and Holy (they are more for teas) in our pesto. Picking the leaves off the stems,
Sam and Sam on the Appalachian Trail – Update
The Sams with ‘The Village’, which is what they call their group of hiking buddies on the trail. They should have left Hot Springs, NC and be headed for Hampton, TN for their next resupply at Uncle Johnny’s Hostel. Sam C. said he was having ‘ridiculous amounts of fun’. We are so glad that he
Save the Tortoises!
We’ve seen lots of these tortoises on our property this year. Ben is just as fascinated by them as the dogs! When we see one on the road, he usually asks to stop so he can help it across before it gets hit. This kid! On a mission to save the tortoises…
Sam & Sam on the Appalachian Trail – Update
We heard from Sam C. last night. They are having a good time and getting their ‘Trail Legs’. They should be hiking into North Carolina today and staying at the Muskrat Creek shelter (81 miles in). Looking Good! Sam O. taking in the rhododendrons Beautiful mountain views!
Homeowner Review of the Stanley CH7 Chipper/Shredder
We own a small home nestled in 10 acres of woods in rural Tennessee. We have a fenced in garden at the front of the property and are clearing land in the back of the property for a new home and garden. We needed a good chipper to process all of our tree limbs and
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The Chicken Compound
We didn’t expect to be THIS involved in raising chickens when we moved out here. We started out with 7 hens in the smaller coop on the left of this picture, but this is our third summer here and we’ve built a larger coop (on the right) and have a total of 22 free range