Category Archives: Leanna

When people ask me what I enjoyed most last summer as an intern, it is one question that I don’t have to stop and think about.  I know.  My favorite part was hay season, which we were thrown into the first week we arrived.  It was the first time that I helped make hay and … Read the Rest

Earlier this week I helped move our big herd to a new paddock.  The move went really well.  This little newborn calf was the only one that didn’t follow everyone else.  It’s okay though, moving was new to him and he will learn.  He is the 4th calf of the season and like all calves, … Read the Rest

As a eastern coast North Carolinian this weather has really thrown me off for gardening.  It feels just like back home which is a zone 8 and here is supposed to be zone 6b.  It has been so warm though that I am taking some chances on planting things a little early. On Tuesday afternoon … Read the Rest

As a little girl I always loved watching my dad and brothers work on things.  I could easily spend an hour watching a car being worked on, a lawn mower engine being taken apart and put back together, wood working projects evolve from plain old pieces of wood, and pretty much  anything that needed fixing … Read the Rest

I have been reading through Eliot Coleman’s book, The New Organic Grower , and came across this poem at the beginning of his chapter dealing with weeds and thought that it was worth sharing. Since the best way of weeding Is to prevent weeds from seeding, The least procrastination Of any operation To prevent the … Read the Rest

One of the reasons that I love this time of year so much is that there is more time for handiwork projects.  With the days still being short my evenings have been filled with releasing my need to bake, spin, quilt, and knit.  I am trying to do as much as possible because spring is … Read the Rest