Bella and Daisy hanging out on the roof of their old goat shed A lot of websites and blogs tout how wonderful it is to own goats. They tell you…
Lou isn’t working out for us. We were unable to obtain his pedigree and, to be honest, I’ve really been questioning whether he’s actually an American Blue or not. He…
Have you ever thought something was crazy hard to make and easier and cheaper to just buy? And then did you realize it’s the exact opposite? That happened to me…
The seed catalogs are coming in! I always look forward to my two favorite ones – Seed Savers Exchange and Baker Creek – which are where I buy 99.9% of my seeds.…
I am new to making cheese, but I love doing it! Once you have the tools you need it can be quite fun, though sometimes time consuming. But the resulting…
This past weekend we did a radio interview for the Preparation Station on Blog Talk Radio. While I think it’s important to be prepared it really isn’t our primary focus. I will…
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a non-canning recipe so I figured I was overdue. With this cold weather it’s nice to sit with a bowl of comfort food. I…
After a completely miserable potato harvest this year we’ve decided to pull them out of the ground and do them in boxes made out of pallets. That way we can…
You’ve probably seen our little blurb at the top of the page about our consulting services. I figured I should probably explain that a bit more. Just so you know…
Looking back on this past year I feel like I once again don’t know what I’m doing. Of course that’s not true, I at least have some sort of idea,…