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”
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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”
What We’re Doing in the August Garden
Green beans, green beans, green beans! We have green beans coming out of our ears this year. We have already put up more than 100 quarts, and they are still coming! We’ve canned them, blanched and frozen them, and given plenty away to family and friends. When the garden gives us more than we could possiblyContinue reading “What We’re Doing in the August Garden”
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”
Strawberry Jam
There is something so special about a jar of homemade strawberry jam. Whether you make it yourself or someone gifts you a jar, it’s never just jam. It’s the time, love, and hard work that went into every single spoonful that makes it so meaningful. I grew up hearing stories about my Grandma Walter andContinue reading “Strawberry Jam”