Living on 10 acres of farm land has its advantages.  Not only do we have room to roam, land to have animals and crops, but we also have loads of garb…

Sunflowers are one of our favorite gardening traditions.  About 5 years ago we started planting giant sunflowers to help shade parts of the garden an…

Having a garden is one of the best ways for a homestead to be self sufficient.  In the almost 13 years we've been married, we've had a garden…

"It's happening Dad!!  The baby chick is hatching," my daughter screamed as she watched in delight.   There is nothing as exciting and e…

11 years ago my husband and I planted our very first garden.  We had a small amount of experience planting our own food and couldn't wait to have…

As a little girl growing up in Arizona, I remember many summers we attempted to grow a garden. I say attempt, because I don't ever remember them b…

One pet peeve I've found living on our 10 acres is trash.  It blows in from all over the place.  From neighbors, tipped garbage cans and random a…