The old men ducks come back every spring. Locking up the chickens one evening, as I secure the coop door and collect the eggs, I’ll […] Read More
Author: LeeAnne
I rolled to a stop, killed the engine, and checked the parking brake (old farm trucks are not to be trusted) then slid on my […] Read More
At some point in my life, I found myself completely surrounded by badasses. Unsure of how this had happened, I looked around and blinked. There […] Read More
In one of the more delightful developments of this holiday season, my boss (and close friend) bought me a Chicken Farmer Barbie for Christmas. On […] Read More
The third week of June, I finished harvesting garlic scapes in the rain. I had intended to start earlier, before the afternoon storms rolled in, […] Read More
For us in Colorado, garlic usually comes out of the ground sometime during the last week of June to the first week of July. While […] Read More
Around the time the tomato plants all died, we decided it was time to scale back the farm The demise of that ultimate summer vegetable […] Read More
I woke up early this morning, 6am on the winter solstice. In my flannel pajamas and slippers, I started the coffee, then went downstairs to […] Read More
Over the last year or so, I have been grasped by an overwhelming urge to see the stars. Not just any stars. Not the stars […] Read More
The weeks that we bring fresh tomatoes to market, we generally sell out within the first hour. Home-grown tomatoes are the favorite crop of the […] Read More