Local Food – A Gentleman's Farm

We’re back!

Happy New Year! After a much needed unplugging, we’re back online. It’s been a busy couple of months, but we’re happy to report we finally found our new homestead and moved this fall. Finding the balance between our list of wants and needs and the right location was tough, but after looking far and wide weContinue reading “We’re back!”

June Fun

The summer season has started off with a bang, and as usual there is never a dull moment on the homestead. I am off of work for the summer and have enjoyed having extra time around the house. We have had an early heat wave though and it has been too hot to get muchContinue reading “June Fun”

Pork Day

Well, our pigs are now pork. On April 27 we took the day off of work and with the help of some friends we killed and butchered our two pigs. It was a sad and difficult task to have to kill them, this was something neither of us had ever done before, but after aContinue reading “Pork Day”

Going Local

Over the years that Michael and I have been together our lifestyles have changed dramatically. While always interested in good food, buying local and sustainability, we have drastically increased our support for local farmers, local businesses, and self-reliance. I don’t see ourselves as ever becoming die-hard preppers or living completely off of the land, but weContinue reading “Going Local”

Spring Garden

Phew! Spring is starting out to be busy. We have both had extra busy weeks with work stuff and are trying to fit in home projects when we can in order to help us get ready for the season. Thankfully, the past two Sundays have been very productive. We spent all day one Sunday building 260Continue reading “Spring Garden”

Welcome to the homestead!

Thank you for visiting! What began as an attempt at a small container garden outside of our old, tiny (500 square foot) apartment has grown over the past few of years into a small backyard farm on a half-acre. As our backyard experiment has evolved, we have thought about how best to document and share ourContinue reading “Welcome to the homestead!”