When I mention to folks that I live on a farm with horses, I can see their minds visualizing a farm straight out of the pages of Country Living. You know, the kind with a perfectly manicured lawn, flower beds overflowing with fragrant, colorful blooms, and a tray of sweet tea sitting invitingly on the(…)
When most folks think of composting and more specifically, manure, they turn their noses up. “Gross,” they say. Not me. Having seven horses on the farm means lots of manure, which in turn means lots of organic material for the garden. How can you compost without farm animals? Commercial compost bins. A simple Google search(…)
Ahhh… February….month of “new beginnings” – February is often the month we start to see early flowers blooming such as crocus and daffodil, and it truly feels like Spring is right around the corner. If you’re getting impatient to get your hands in some dirt, check out this great checklist on the ACES’s Alabama Gardener’s(…)
The cold month of December is one of most depressing here on the farm. It’s cold, everything appears to be gray and lifeless, it’s dark at 5:30, and spring is SO far away, or so it seems. I’m constantly breaking ice in the stock tubs and in the chicken waterer. I’ve learned it doesn’t have(…)
There are some things in life that I am naturally really bad at. Things like math, saving money, and sewing. And then there’s gardening. I really really really want to be a good gardener. But the truth is that I was born with the antithesis of a green thumb. I am pretty sure that what(…)
When I was a kid, I was always fascinated by my grandparent’s farmhouse. It had a huge kitchen, with this other room jutting off to the side, accessible through a side porch. I never really knew what purpose that room served; during my childhood it always appeared to be a storage room. It wasn’t until(…)
To many adults, gardening seems like an intimidating venture, but mention gardening with kids and I’ll often receiving an ‘oh, I could never do that!” response. But, with a little preparation, you CAN do it and actually have fun at the same time! My daughter is 8, and my son is 6. They both started(…)
