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Yellow

Posted on July 10, 2026July 10, 2026 by Melissa

High summer brings every shade of yellow to the farm… From the blossoms to the pollinators, the babes to our Matriarch goat’s eyes 🙂 It speaks of sunshine embodied and whispers of the beauty peaking from every corner… It reminds us that medicine, whether cultivated or wild foraged, is all around us. Yellow butterfly on…

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Category: Farm + Garden

Over a Cuppa: Twenty Seven (River Walks)

Posted on July 4, 2026July 4, 2026 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Thank you for joining me this weekend! How the heck are you? What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (of course) but also have coffee, any herbal tea your heart could desire, and some sun tea brewing on the bridge if you’d…

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Category: Over a Cuppa

Noted: June

Posted on July 1, 2026July 1, 2026 by Melissa

I knew this summer would be nothing if not different and June has truly laid the way for a windy path forward. June included many more days in town than I’m used to in the Summer. Between my pre-teen’s summer camp schedule and my wife’s job, I’m adjusting to and even enjoying being out and…

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Category: Noted

Over a Cuppa: Twenty Five (Summer Solstice)

Posted on June 21, 2026June 21, 2026 by Melissa

Hi, Hey, Hello! Thank you for joining me this weekend! It’s been a whole month since our last check in so I’m very happy to share a spot of time with you today! How the heck have you been?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and…

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Category: Over a Cuppa

Life is good…

Posted on June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 by Melissa

Life is good, even when it’s hard. You know the saying about rain and how it pours from the sky? Yeah, we don’t have much of that happening here in the high desert of northern New Mexico, especially during this ongoing drought. But the meaning behind the saying? Yeah, it’s coming on strong these days….

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Category: Farm + Garden

Noted: May

Posted on May 31, 2026May 31, 2026 by Melissa

I guess it’s Summer now, ha? Maybe not officially, but absolutely in practice 😉 The temperature swings and stormy forecasts have my body believing it’s summer even if my mind is still somewhere else. So, with another month behind us, it’s time to take stock. May was full of ups and downs in our little…

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Category: Noted
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