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.
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,…
Hi, hey, hello! How the heck are you! I’ve been (happily) lost in the garden! Mostly! Time marches on whether or not we’d like it to, and so, here we are. May has flown by and I haven’t written a word here (or in my other spaces) for over three weeks. Wild, no? Instead, I’ve…
I spent some time in the unseasonably warm temperatures yesterday checking on perennials, spreading compost, and contemplating how to deepen our nutrient dense food production given the vast uncertainty of the political and climate future we are facing. Goodness, things are moving at a rapid pace. It sure is nice to have some soil to…
We spent a bit of time this afternoon down by the river at the end of our shotgun property. It is my wife’s 46th Birthday and the tradition in our house is that the Birthday Girl gets whatever she wants for the day and gets out of all chores and responsibilities. It was a such…
