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Garden Gone Wild: Growing Lettuces, Peas and Herbs

We were on vacation last week, and came back to find big changes in the garden!  Given that my last post was on the garden as well, it’s pretty fun to see the changes from just nine days ago …

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DIY, Farm Life, Food, Garden, Inspiration

Our Spring Garden

The garden is going beautifully strong.  The cool weather and constant rain early on has made our lettuces and kales grow like crazy, and now that the sun has peeked through at least a couple of times, we’ve got flowers and blossoms coming out, too!

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DIY, Farm Life, Food, Garden, Our Home

Designing and Planting our Vegetable and Herb Gardens

We’ve been planting the seedlings we started last month any time the sun shines here in Massachusetts … which means that during our two days of sun in the last month, we’ve been very, very busy! Here’s how it’s coming together.

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DIY, Farm Life, Food, Garden, Our Home

Garden Update: Starting Seedlings and What’s Come Back

We’ve been doing a ton of work starting to establish our veggies and herbs for the year! Here’s what we’ve got in the ground and what’s almost ready to plant …

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Chickens, Farm Life, Food

Foodie Friday: Dying Brown Eggs

Given that we are swimming in fresh eggs, I wasn’t about to buy white eggs just to have something for my kids to dye for Easter! I bought a few different products that I thought might work to dye brown and blue eggs.

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Farm Life, The Environment

Farm Living: Predators and Wildlife on Our Property

Even though we’re not exactly located in the wilderness, we have about seven acres and are surrounded by conservation land.  This means a constant stream of wildlife takes advantage of our space.  Thought I’d share some photos of our frequent visitors over the last year or so!

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Chickens, Farm Life, Our Home

New Chicks Have Landed!

After Foxmaggedon 2018, it was clear we’d want to replenish our flock with some new chickens, and we chose breeds that would add some color to our egg basket.

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Chickens, DIY, Farm Life

Preparing for New Chicks With a DIY Brooder!

We’re expecting new baby chicks to ship any day now, so once again I’ve put together a DIY brooder. A brooder is basically where they’ll stay while they’re teeny tiny until it’s warm enough and they’re big enough to move them to the coop.

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Farm Life, Our Home

The Front Pasture and Home Cleanout Progress

I took some gorgeous photos a few weeks ago of a foggy morning in our front pasture that I wanted to share! I also wanted to give an update of how much “invisible” work has taken place in the last few months, specifically around dealing with our attics, and thought it would be a good excuse to share some pretty photos while dealing with the un-pretty topic of cleaning out dusty junk.

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Farm Life, Food, Our Home, The Environment

Environmentally-Friendly Ways to Save Money Around the House

Over time I’ve noticed small ways to save money for home items that also are environmentally friendly. Win-win! While these aren’t all giant money savers, some surprised me with how much you can save, and annually they make a sizable difference …

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