Documenting our life on a small diversified farm in northern New Mexico is one of the most wonderful aspects of living this lifestyle. From sharing about our goats, poultry, and pigs, to talking about sowing, growing, and harvesting sustainable food from our garden, it’s a joy to share the good, bad, and ugly aspects of small-scale farming.
Of all the liminal spaces between seasons, I think the most confusing is the Spring-into-Summer slide. Full of mood swings and bursting at the seams with so.much.potential, the last little bit of Spring seems never quite sure if she wants to stick around or hand it all over Summer. Regardless, as the sun nears it’s…
The past week has been nothing if not surprising, in both good and incredibly challenging ways. Don’t worry, I’ll spare you the challenging details (for now) and instead focus on the good as we head into the weekend. Cool? Cool! New Life Remember the Turkey/Duck Duo from my last #farmphotofriday post? Welp, we have our…
Welp, do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first? I really don’t want to start a #farmphotofriday post with bad news (keep reading for the good news, though!), but I just want to get it out of the way. Cool? Cool. Welcoming May on the farm allows us to stand…
I had a dream a couple of nights ago that, unbeknownst to us, one of our turkeys hatched a clutch of babes out in the field and I was trying to gather them all up in my arms and bring them to the safety of the poultry yard… But there were too many (like…30!) and…
The liminal space of changing seasons is always a special time and the shift into autumn is my absolute favorite. Autumn marks a tangible shift from being out in the world and doing to an internal focus and just being, which is perfect for this introvert 🙂 When I picked up my phone this morning,…
