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09/07/2026

Quick night check on Miss Daisy as her udder continues to enlarge.

She has become extra needy lately and would happily stand forever if I kept scratching her tail and massaging around the top of it. It’s pretty special considering how far we’ve come. When Daisy first arrived, she didn’t even want me saying hi to her, never mind touching her.

Tonight she saw me coming across the field and actually left the grass to come meet me.

But Precious… well, Precious immediately saw me heading toward Daisy and decided that simply wasn’t going to happen. She marched right over and blocked my path because, obviously, I must have come out there to see her.

Then she tried licking my face, so a quick hand block meant she happily settled for licking my hand instead. Apparently personal space is not something Precious believes in.

So lucky to have these sweet, loving Jersey girls on the farm. They certainly know how to make the evening checks a little longer… and a whole lot sweeter.

Now we keep watching Miss Daisy and that growing udder…

09/06/2026

A few pictures from around the garden before it all starts to change again.

In another week or so, most of what you see here will have been harvested, preserved or tucked away into storage for the months ahead.

Then comes the next season of homestead life- cleaning up the beds, putting the garden to rest and starting our fall garden prep.

It always amazes me how quickly we go from watching everything grow to jars filling the shelves and food being stored away for winter.

A lot of work goes into these gardens, but there’s something pretty special about looking around and knowing how much food this little piece of ground has provided.

🍎 Apple juice making day.One thing we’ve learned on the homestead is that when you involve the kids, they’re much more i...
09/06/2026

🍎 Apple juice making day.

One thing we’ve learned on the homestead is that when you involve the kids, they’re much more inclined to want to eat and drink what they’ve helped grow, harvest and preserve.

From picking the apples to making the juice, they get to see where their food comes from and how a little work turns into something pretty delicious.

These are the simple days and traditions we hope they’ll remember and maybe carry on themselves one day.

The eating corn has officially been picked, and this is the tallest corn we've ever grown, some stalks easily reached ov...
09/06/2026

The eating corn has officially been picked, and this is the tallest corn we've ever grown, some stalks easily reached over 15 feet!

Day one of canning is done, and we're already into day two... with a quick trip to town for more jars because we've officially run out.

Now the big question is...

How many jars do you think we will end up with this year?

Someones belly dropped overnight.... any guess on the little baby girls arrival?
08/31/2026

Someones belly dropped overnight.... any guess on the little baby girls arrival?

Loving our freeze-dryer for preserving food for the future! Freeze-dried foods can retain much of their original nutriti...
08/31/2026

Loving our freeze-dryer for preserving food for the future! Freeze-dried foods can retain much of their original nutrition and, when properly packaged and stored, can last up to 25 years or more.

A friend gave me these beautiful peppers, so I took the opportunity to freeze-dry them for future meals. Nothing going to waste around here!

What to do with all that zucchini? We used some of our homemade sourdough bread, added herbs and turned it into a delici...
08/31/2026

What to do with all that zucchini?

We used some of our homemade sourdough bread, added herbs and turned it into a delicious bread coating. Paired with our farm-fresh eggs, we breaded the zucchini, flash-froze it and vacuum-packed it into bags for future meals.

A great way to preserve the harvest and enjoy our homegrown zucchini all year long, delicious!

08/20/2026

Happy little piggies today!

They love their Crab pools, maybe they will need a slide too...

Homegrown goodness!A little spin on a Greek salad using what we have growing here — cucumber, tomato, fresh basil, dill ...
08/20/2026

Homegrown goodness!

A little spin on a Greek salad using what we have growing here — cucumber, tomato, fresh basil, dill and red onion, topped with our homemade feta.

Tonight it’s a side to go with Coho salmon.
It smells delicious… now let’s hope it tastes as good as it smells!

We also have our little olive trees growing, and the plan is to eventually plant them outside. Maybe in a few years we’ll be able to add homegrown olives to this salad too.

There’s something pretty special about putting a meal on the table and knowing how much of it came right from home.

08/16/2026

Sitting with our soon-to-be momma Daisy, patiently awaiting her little girl! 💕

What should we name her? Should we stick with the flower theme?

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