I've been playing around with all kinds of sourdough recipes since my starter needs to be fed every day or two. If you know me at all, you know I hate to let food go to waste. There's only so much sourdough we can eat though so I've been seeking more creative ways to use … Continue reading Sourdough Skillet
Ducks Training
Some of you may remember my mention of how our adopted rooster wasn't having any luck with the chickens so he had turned his eye to the ducks. In this video you can see the ducks wanting to walk away from me but also hesitant to keep going because Gorgeous George is down on the … Continue reading Ducks Training
Bug watching
Is it just me or has this been an especially bug filled summer? Maybe I've just been more aware of them. Josh and I were sitting on the front porch the other day when we noticed a swarm of large black bugs flying low over the grass. I managed to get up close and snap … Continue reading Bug watching
Apple Hoarding
There's an apple tree in the park by our house in Michigan that I always begin to check on each spring. It gets to be covered in lush white flowers in early June. I patiently visit each summer trip to check on the tree's progress as these flowers turn to small fruits then slowly get … Continue reading Apple Hoarding
Blackberry season at the Lake
Those of you who follow me will note that I have been absent from my blog for some time now. We have been going through some big changes around the farm. This past spring we decided it was time to step away from the retail sale of eggs. We have so much going on in … Continue reading Blackberry season at the Lake
The poem of creation is uninterrupted
I was visiting a student in Northside last week so I took the opportunity to stop by and see mom at Spring Grove Cemetery. The cemetery is also an arboretum, and this time of year is absolutely beautiful there - flowering trees, wildflowers, spring bulbs... everywhere you look something is blooming. The entrance to her … Continue reading The poem of creation is uninterrupted
Spring fever
“When the groundhog casts his shadow And the small birds sing And the pussywillows happen And the sun shines warm And when the peepers peep Then it is Spring” ― Margaret Wise Brown We wait for the sound of peepers around here as a sure sign of spring's arrival. The thing is, those darn peepers love … Continue reading Spring fever
Did you eat your weeds today?
I noticed lots of spring edibles on my nightly walk with Soju this evening so I started collecting some items for a salad. I came back with a handful: daylily shoots, dead nettle, hairy bittercress and wild garlic. I rounded out my collection after dropping Soju off. I found sorrel, dandelion, chickweed and forsythia near … Continue reading Did you eat your weeds today?
A New Generation of Foragers is Born
The middle schoolers from the Xavier University Montessori Lab School have been coming out once each month this school year to spend a day learning and helping with a project. Today's theme was "Signs of Spring." We started off the day by dividing into three groups. Each was to search out as many signs of … Continue reading A New Generation of Foragers is Born
An herb garden renovation
When I moved into this house I was lucky to inherit an established herb garden from the previous two owners. As you may well know if you follow me, I live across the street from trained herbalist and local food celebrity Rita Heikenfeld. Through the years here she has helped me take ownership of my … Continue reading An herb garden renovation
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