Fall is one of our favorite times of year, but around here, fall also means harvest, and harvest changes just about everything about our normal routine. For several weeks, life becomes a balancing act. I’m making sure Carson is fed throughout the day, trying to make sure he’s getting enough sleep and taking care ofContinue reading “What Harvest Season Really Looks Like for Our Family”
Category Archives: Farm Life
What We’re Preserving this Fall
Fall preserving has officially started around here, although apparently no one told our tomato plants that summer is ending. We are still going strong with tomatoes, and honestly, I don’t see the end quite yet. We’ve been making salsa, spaghetti sauce, and tomato basil soup, and we’ll keep going as long as the tomatoes do.Continue reading “What We’re Preserving this Fall”
Beef to Butterflies
I feel like we’re always raising something around here. Whether it’s a calf that will eventually grow into a full-sized beef cow, vegetables that started as tiny seeds and will eventually fill our pantry shelves, or, most recently, tiny monarch caterpillars, there always seems to be something around here that needs fed, watered, checked on,Continue reading “Beef to Butterflies”
Late Summer on the Farm
Sometimes I feel like calving season is never actually over around here. Our lives seem to revolve around seasons—planting, side dressing, calving, chickens, harvest, and knowing when cattle and hogs will be ready to be processed. One season seems to run right into the next, and before we know it, we’re starting all over again.Continue reading “Late Summer on the Farm”
Our Why
People ask us from time to time why we choose this life. Why farming? Why cattle? Why the gardens, the canning jars lining the pantry shelves, the long nights checking calves, and the early mornings before the sun has even risen? The answer is simple. Because every other life we ever imagined never felt quiteContinue reading “Our Why”
A Garden of Gratitude Part 2
If gardening has taught us anything, it’s that no two seasons are ever the same. Along with our family garden, we’ve also planted a small orchard. Some years it overflows with fruit, and other years… well, it keeps us humble. Last year we had peaches coming out of our ears. This year, I think weContinue reading “A Garden of Gratitude Part 2”
New Life on The Farm
There is something incredibly special about welcoming new life into the world. Every new life reminds us of the Creator who breathed it into existence. It’s easy to turn to Him when life is hard. But we should never forget to praise Him in the joyful moments, too. This little heifer calf is another reminderContinue reading “New Life on The Farm”
A Walk Through Our Family Garden Part 1
Building a life worth passing down. If there was one thing I wish every family could experience, it’s having a family garden together. When I say family garden, I truly mean family. This isn’t something I do on my own. My mom, dad, sister, and I all work together, and honestly, it wouldn’t be possibleContinue reading “A Walk Through Our Family Garden Part 1”
The Heart Behind the Homestead
There is nothing better than waking up in the morning, making your cup of coffee, and looking out the window to see a beautiful herd of cattle standing in the golden morning sun, and simply thanking God for another day you’ve been blessed with. My husband and I always knew we would stay farmers. IContinue reading “The Heart Behind the Homestead”