The “new bit of perspective” I mentioned in the last post came when we attended a “Faith and Farming Gathering” in October, hosted by Noah Sanders, of RedeemingtheDirt.com, in partnership with Foundations for Farming! We took a drive into the heart of Alabama, through some really pretty country and enjoyed...
This a post I’ve been excited to share with you! Several years ago, my brother and I got the idea to make some Shiitake mushroom logs, inspired by some friends’ prolific logs that we were invited to fruit while they were on vacation. Isaac hand-cut the logs, we plugged them...
I hope your summer is going well! You may remember our fall apple outing from a previous post… Well, last summer, and now this summer, we’ve also been very excited to have the opportunity to buy fresh, local peaches! My brother’s family lives right next to an orchard of about 600...
Spring has arrived, along with several generous rains, and the ground exploded into a luxurious blanket of green! I love this time of year…don’t you? There’s so much hope and promise and beauty everywhere. God’s blessings of growth and life are so welcome after the grey winter! Henbit and dandelions...
It’s a quiet evening as I begin to write. I’m enjoying the strand of colorful lights draped artistically (perhaps whimsically) over our living room windows. We call them our “Winter Lights.” Their glow brings a great deal of cheer to our home during these early evenings. With small bits of...
Nearly the moment the chilly blanket of snow and ice was lifted, it was as if the earth breathed a happy sigh and began growing! Never mind that we have still had some cold weather in the weeks since then…the taste of spring has been inspiring and lots of projects...
When I was a little girl, my family had a small apple orchard in the yard. My favorite tree was a variety called William’s Pride, which was the one closest to our well-house. Though the tree was relatively compact, it had a perfect little nook for a little girl to...
I feel like I’m making a new discovery. As if I was an explorer – hearing the heavy scrape on the top of a long-lost treasure, yet knowing exactly what I’m looking for. Time after time my heavy digging fork hits the ground with a rock on metal “thunk.” Time...