Are you thinking of putting in a garden bed but aren’t sure what design to go with? There are lots of options out there, so many it can be overwhelming. Here’s what we decided on for our first garden bed in a new home and why. What garden bed did we go with in our …
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This week, we’ve had two egg irregularities show up. The first one was a larger than normal egg, and the second was a spotted egg. Both eggs came from our Ameraucanas, Suzy and Reba. Over the years, we have occasionally seen a spotted egg, but none of our girls ever laid them consistently so we …
Ever since I started gardening, I have read about composting. I checked out books from the library, read articles online, saved food scraps in the kitchen and tried (confession: I might not have given my best effort) to compost. Despite my reading, I always felt like I was missing something or that it was just so …
As you can probably tell already, we LOVE our backyard hens. Today, I wanted to tell y’all a few reasons why we love raising our girls, which are also reasons you might want to raise some ladies of your own. They are hilarious. Plain and simple: they will make you laugh. They each have their own unique …
On our honeymoon, we toured Kahuku Farms on Oahu. This was one of our pre-planned activities I was most excited about and it definitely lived up to my expectations in terms of providing knowledge, deliciousness and beauty. My husband and I have always thought about how lucky people are to live in places like California …
