They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
Monday, Dec 30 the stars aligned. The weather was forecast to be 40 degrees during the day, and almost freezing overnight, and below 40 into Tuesday as well. Not only that but Ryan and Adam both had the day off. The time was right. The sheep must die. To recap, They were a pair of… Continue reading Slaughter day: Sheep.
Too many cookies. Making Christmas cookies is a multi-week whole family effort that generally takes up most of advent every year. Christmas cookies are important. The goal is to have enough Christmas cookies to last until Lent, with plenty to give away in the meantime, so with Lent coming a bit late in 2025, we… Continue reading Why we haven’t been posting
Christmas Cookies! Few things evoke the nostalgia of the Advent season like the baking of Christmas Cookies. There is something magical about spending a quiet afternoon indoors, while the weather outside fulfills its seasonally appropriate frightfulness, listening to the Julie Andrews, Bing Crosby and the Vienna Boys Choir in their original vinyl glory on the… Continue reading The Christmas Cookies Begin!
Cooking for this crowd isn't easy, especially on days when life is hectic, which is practically every day. We place a premium on meals that are quick, hit all the major food groups, and dirty the smallest number of dishes. E.g. Chicken over rice. One Lb leftover chicken, shredded and lightly fried in bacon lard… Continue reading Little Chef
I subscribe to an online (and print) magazine called "Cultivate" by homesteader and food journalist Holly Hickam, produced by the School of Traditional Skills. If you are at all interested in food, homesteading, or food freedom, you should totally subscribe as well. The weekly newsletters are a very entertaining read. In last week's issue she… Continue reading Old Timey Pumpkin Pie
We had a beautiful family day on Thursday, for once putting our Thursday to its proper use. One of the highlights of the day was harvesting and pickling some brussels sprouts. At first, Seppi didn't want to go to the farm, but once we had wrangled his "tool pants" on him, and told him we… Continue reading Brussel Sprouts!
This week has kind of gotten away from us, in terms of getting out of control busy, but we still managed to push ahead on one project that has been in the works for the last year. We got the grain mill set up on the porch at the farm. This is not an ideal… Continue reading Milling the wheat
We recently bought a grain mill. We bought a Diamant, by all reviews, the Cadillac of grain mills. It can grind beans, large and small grains, corn, even oily things like crushed nuts and sunflower seeds. It's also supposed to last practically forever. We certainly hope it can do all of those things, because it… Continue reading Mounting Bracket for the Grain Mill
An omelette made with farm fresh eggs, the filling is bacon from the Meishan pigs, stirfry with onions, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh basil. Bon appétit
Mommy canned cannellini beans, 18 1/2 pints today.  Ellie counted out 50 beans for seed for next year. This left us with 4Lbs of dry beans. Mommy pressure canned them. Enough for soup for several months.
Little Farm in the Big City 