farmers have to keep one eye on next season. even

we’re planning spring and summer vegetables. so wh

we love longleaf pines. they will live hundreds of

lodge

and veg hill

we love heating with wood

but it has its disadvantages. the temperature in y

it's messy

you must be present to start heating

and you have to think way ahead to have enough sea

we’ve known about this for a week and had time to

plants

and animals. and most of that was managing water

keeping it off the animals but thawed and flowing

we use vinegar in our food the same way others do

but we also use it for weed control

for cleaning and stair removal

and for pickling. most recently

we used it to disinfect the chicken coop and the b

yesterday we ushered two aged laying hens from coo

make sure your knife is sharp

expect them to complain loudly

don't spend money on a cone or a plucker

learn chicken anatomy

we're thankful for food put by

for food growing through the winter

for hens ready to grace our stewpot

for laying hens coming on this spring

for firewood in winter and shade in summer

november for us is usually quiet

cool

and pleasant. this year it just slammed us with wi

and our poor plants were unprepared. the figs prob

soon it will be time to plant fruit trees in alaba

in the shop

well protected from oddie

our four tiny chicks are eating

drinking

peeing