It’s unfortunate. Our kitchen is often the coldest room in our house. On the really cold days, I have to bundle up if I’m going to hang out in there. But lately I’ve come up with a new strategy. If I want the kitchen to warm up, I make soup! Big pots simmering on the …
Everywhere I look, I see tomatoes! The abundance of this sunshine-filled summer is upon us! Tomatoes currently occupy every available container on the farm, and every surface in the kitchen. What are we to do with all of these glorious fruits? Today we’re boiling down a big pile of meaty heirlooms into our first-ever batch …
At this time of year, I always feel just a little bit impatient. I’m planting seeds and watching them sprout, but it just seems like it will be soooo long until we’re finally eating lots of our own fresh greens again – I can’t wait for giant green salads, and big piles of sauteed kale …
We’ve found a place to farm! (for a while, at least) We’re renting an old farm that offers some of the things we’ll need to get a new farm started – a farmhouse, barns, access to water, and some fields suitable for vegetable crops. Up until the 1970s, this was a small dairy farm, and …