I Won A Major Award!

My first real major award! And I won it! I've been trying to win the "guess the pumpkin weight" contest at our feed store for ...

The Perfect Meal for the Perfect Storm

Did everyone make it thru Sandy vs The Snow?  At this writing there is snow pouring down. Of course the dogs love it but no one else is happ...

I Baked Myself Happy: Pear Tart

We've had a certain amount of commotion this week and its left me at wits end. So I did what I could to pull myself together and then I ...

Frankenstorm Preps

Good golly would you look at the weather map ! East Side friends, do you have your storm preps ready? Seems like next week is going to be a...

Danger Pie! aka Tarte Tatin

I like pie. I like danger. The only thing better than regular pie is pie that involves danger.  Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you.........

Wednesday Happy Snaps

I'm really enjoying the new camera!  Here are a few happy snaps from around the farm.  Nibbles could be grazing but she's eating out...

The War on Rats

The cold air of the still breaking dawn washed over Commander Zander FoeHammer like an unbound tide. Despite his size and strength Zander co...

ThunderNuts!

For the love of Pete and all the saints! Would you just LOOK what we brought home yesterday? Sir HumpAlot ThunderNuts, arrives to find a spe...

How To Eat Food You Know

The most often asked question I get about farming is something along the lines of, "How do you eat food that you know?" Or more li...

Exclusive Self Portrait With New Camera!

My new camera arrived! I was literally stalking the mail guy yesterday - what a great day!  So to celebrate the fancy new camera I present t...

Debbie Does Dates

Hum.. I guess that title looks weird... I think it should be  Debbie's Doeling's Due Dates...That is... we have the due dates for De...

Smell ya later, Summer

Just a couple happy snaps for Monday - the last of the quick pix from my old camera. I've been anxiously tracking the shipping of my new...

Planting Garlic

I've been planting garlic over the last week or so. I don't have any idea what I'm doing. This is not a "how to" but m...

Last Harvest Supper

We had another cold night and I think the news is going to call it "the end of the growing season" now. Its a good thing I brought...

Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!

Probably one of my favorite movie quotes ever - and all that I could think about when the post called me this morning.  Look what show up t...

Final Harvest

Yesterday I scampered around taking up as much of the harvest as I could. Good thing too because we had our first hard frost. The news says ...