We restored 12 acres to native prairie in the spring of 2017. It's been a bumpy ride, but we've made it to Year 4! Look back at our first 3 years here - Native Prairie Restoration: Years 1-3. Winter and early spring prairieSummer prairie progression Year 4 - 2020: Growth was slow coming into spring. … Continue reading Native Prairie Restoration – Year 4
Category: Farm Growth
Native Prairie Restoration Years 1-3
Restoring our native prairie has been one of the most exhausting and frustrating experiences. Read on to see what's happened in the past 3 years and where we are headed next. We chose to restore the 12 acres of tilled field to native prairie in order to restore the land. Our farm has been cropped … Continue reading Native Prairie Restoration Years 1-3
5 Steps to Permanently Improve Sandy Soil
How to permanently improve your sandy soil and grow amazing plants!
Is there such thing as too many cats?
This is the story of how we went from owning 1 cat to 7 in just three months. Sometimes, the most exciting things are surprises.... We'll start at the very beginning - 8 years ago we adopted our first cat. She is a silver/gray siberian forest cat. Big and hairy. Our children were young and … Continue reading Is there such thing as too many cats?
Resurrection – A tree comes back from the Dead
Something amazing happened this summer. It was, at first, utterly devastating - but in the end was so unbelievable. The summer of 2017 was extremely hot and dry. I don't remember any rain in June or July - and at our farm, the sandy soil was as hot as an asphalt driveway. None of our … Continue reading Resurrection – A tree comes back from the Dead
