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It’s already the time year when the harvest is starting to come into the kitchen and we shift from frantically planting to preserving (at least it feels frantic in our home). In our yard, the strawberries are ripe and ready to pick which means it’s time to make jam. Here are some fabulous guides to […]

This has been one of those – run around with lots to do and not actually get much done kinds of weeks!  Without further discussion here are this week’s features: From Taylor-Made Ranch, save money and energy using Solar Screens And from Green Eggs and Goats, I LOVE these trellises! I want to know what’s

“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece” – Claude Monet It’s been hard to find time to get out in the garden this week between the rain showers.  As we watch out the windows and wade our way back and forth to the animals through the mud puddles, the weeds seem to be filling up

 “No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.” ― Thomas Jefferson This week I’m starting a new series here on the blog.  Each Friday I will share photos from our garden with a little update about what we’re doing, what’s growing,

The garden is growing – it’s really growing!  Despite the heat this weekend, we got most of the garden beds weeded and you can see the small, fragile seedlings struggling upward.  With the garden underway, we are starting to get our first harvest: herbs, lettuce, and strawberries and I’m looking forward to eating more out

Do you homestead? Do you farm or garden, or grow herbs on your deck? However you homestead, I invite you to share your story here at the Backyard Farming Connection as part of the homestead highlight series. Come share your insights, successes and failures. You don’t need to be a blogger to share here. You

Homesteading is a new way of life for so many people (and an old way of life for many folks as well).  If you are currently engaged in homesteading, how do you share your lifestyle with others? Lately I’ve been thinking about all the ways to pass it forward.  For many it is as simple

I did not grow up on a farm. While I did grow up in a family that thought about how our actions impacted the earth, raising our own food was not a part of the whole picture.  We reduced our energy consumption, we recycled, we ate healthy, and we spent time digging and playing outside.