Sorghum
I am growing more of this grain than anything else right now. It's an easy grower for me. It's good in drought and poor soil which I generally have plenty of. In the grass family…
Comfrey – Food for Livestock, Soil Builder, Pretty…
A year ago we started growing comfrey. I had a few plants come up, the plant photo below came from our garden in late April. By July the plants were huge.
Potatoes in Winter
In North Texas, the winters are fairly mild. We're zone 8a so the coldest it gets is high teens in January or February. But even that is too cold for potatoes. I had started growing…
Ode to Summer in the Country
It's August which in Texas means HEAT. Summer sun scorches, fields turn amber. The farmers bale the hay. A simpler but not easier life. Rewarding. Harsh, Cyclical. Priceless. For those of us who love country…
Big Sky Sunsets
One of the things I love about living in the country is sunsets (followed close on by sun rises). By then the (professional) work day is done, dinner cooked and served and all the other…
Silly Girls!
They all wanted the pink box to lay in. I love chickens. Each has her own personality and place in the flock. In the summer, we usually provide the gals a couple of crates up…
A Barn Raising
I have been dreaming of dairy sheep for close to a year. I had wanted to get mini cows but the ever wise husband talked me into something a bit smaller yet. In researching dairy…
An addiction to egg shell color
In the years before I got chickens I researched them for size, temperament, feather color and pattern and egg laying ability. But when I got the the point where I actually got chickens, I got…