I felt slightly like a squash-hoarder yesterday... Growing my own squash wasn't in the cards for me this year, but that doesn't mean we're skipping the squash altogether... No way. So I paid a visit to our local farm store yesterday and loaded up on butternut, spaghetti squash, and beautiful pie pumpkins. My cart was full as I pushed it to the check-out, and you can bet I'll be going back for more. Does anyone else get slightly ...Continue Reading
Archives for October 2016
The World’s Worst Homesteader
Yup. That'd be me. I found myself deep in thought last week as I was walked back to the house from doing barn chores. I had just assessed our garden, barn, and chicken coop, and was struck with a rather profound thought, which went something along the lines of, "I really suck at this." Ya'll. If there was a prize for the World's Worst Homesteader, it'd be MINE. As I surveyed our operation that night, my findings were ...Continue Reading
Easy Pan Fried Pork Chops
Preparing homegrown food is either extremely complicated or insanely easy... Depending on how you look at it. Such is the case with homegrown meat. If you take into consideration the time and effort required in buying or breeding the animal, keeping it alive to butchering age, making sure you feed it properly and efficiently as possible, and then processing it into neatly wrapped packages, you'll find yourself staring at ...Continue Reading