A little rambling from the weekend, preparing for pigs, date night, and hay talk.

In theme with March's welcome to spring and the luck of the Irish, I recently had an opportunity to speak with Eric of Lally Luck Farm,...

I haven't written in some time.... so, I thought I'd share a little round up of homestead and ranch life...

So, that leads us to the bettering project of: The Bunkhouse!

Join us for 4-H at Dirigo Ranch!

Once we get into a routine with our upcoming "new normal" we plan to continue working toward our larger ranch goals...

Dining al fresco in the Garden of Eatin'...

Part of my homestead dream for the ranch, included a good sized portager ("kitchen") garden.

The winds are howling up to 55 mph this morning, and it was only 7°(F) - BUT the first day of Spring is still only 2 weeks away (March 20th)

Tonight was the last yoga class on our ranch for the 2020 season. As I sit here and reflect on our evenings together, I have a heart so...

Fitness in farming and ranching is important, but maybe not always discussed... We get busy with chores and schedules, and especially...

Spring foraged violet syrup recipe

How to Prepare Spring Fiddleheads

One tree variety already blooming in our yard, are the many Magnolia trees that have been arriving over the course of the last couple weeks.

Garden season is coming to a close (cue the sad violins)… One of the things I love most about summer, is the fewer groceries I buy from the

Squash, pumpkins, & gourds, oh my! This year we decided to try our hand at a pumpkin patch.

One afternoon, watering my many lavender plants, it occurred to me that I was more than fully capable of recreating it at a fraction of the

It's not all baby goats, sunshine, and flowers. While most of this homestead life is beautiful, it is also work.

From-scratch living will bring you joy, self-fulfillment, and a sense of primal completeness - it will hit you smack-dab in the middle of yo

Winter feels a lot longer when you become a gardener and keeper of livestock. The sunshine months are when everything glitters...