The delicious Pawpaw  A yummy fruit native to eastern North America The first time my husband saw a pawpaw lying on the ground in our woods, he cupped it in his hands like it was a magical diamond and brought it to […]

That is a frog climbing up my kitchen window…  And it isn’t the first one. Fun fact of living on a farm:  You WILL have animals of all kinds visit, climb, burrow, and chill-ax in and around your house.  We’ve seen it […]

 Where, oh where, can she be?   Can you see her? How about a closer look? There she is! Meet Bully, so named because of how she likes to pick on any chicken who comes in her way of a delicious snack. […]

While there are many benefits of collecting rainwater, I’m going to dive into the main two for our farm: Plant and goat health Let’s start with plant health: Rainwater is free from the normal chemicals found in city/county water, like chlorine, fluoride, […]

Collecting rainwater is great for saving on the water bill.  Especially once the rain storms slow, or even stop, and you can use the stored supply of rainwater for plants or animals instead of city/county water. Rainwater collecting has become very popular […]

 Not the roses!   The Japanese Beetle: A species of the scarab beetle, Eater of over 300 types of plants including roses.    There are a million and one ways to try to deter or get rid of these pesky bugs, but […]

Summer is in gear and that means ticks are here!   Ticks are frightening arachnids that live in all fifty states and enjoy hearty meals of blood.  My blood, your blood, the goat’s blood, all blood.  It’s great that medicines have been […]

Cattle need shade on warm through hot days.  With most of our cattle being half Highland, they especially need the comfort of shade.  Highland cattle, with their longer than normal coats, get warm very easily.  That means that, if we want them […]

“Mommy, help!  The lights went out!” What do you do when this happens?  Grab a flashlight. Wait, where’s the flashlight? “MOMMY!” Living in a rural area where strong storms are the norm for spring and early summer, the power goes out often.  […]

Those two pictures were taken from my kitchen window.  How cool is that?! Our backyard is the low point of our property, meaning that it will remain too wet to mow for months.  Especially, after a spring as wet as this year’s. […]