Is it really too early to start seeds?
Once the new year has begun and we wind down from the festivities, Mother Nature in Southern Indiana frequently graces us with warm(-er)...
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Mar 22 min read
Pete the Pizza Oven
As we all try to eat better as part of our New Year's resolution, we can't forget to try new things. We received a woodfire pizza oven...
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Feb 212 min read
No More Baby Goats?
Yup! No more...for now. For the last few years, we've been trying to segregate the boys and girls to give us humans a break from the...
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Jan 4, 20236 min read
Christmas 2022 Cold Snap and Warm Foods
While we’re stuck inside during this latest cold snap, I decided to try my hand at making bread without the bread machine. I’ve...
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Dec 2, 20222 min read
Solar Saws for all that Wood
It’s no secret that we love being in the woods—not only watching the seasons change, but also being an active participant in forest...
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Nov 25, 20224 min read
Food for Thought
Walk right up to good food, growing close to you! We have always casually foraged for food as we walk in the woods, however the last few...
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Nov 24, 20222 min read
Don't Touch Me!
Impatiens capensis aka Jewelweed Growing natives at the ranch just makes sense. As good stewards of the forest, we try to minimally...
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Mar 9, 20222 min read
2022 Maple Season is Done! and Goat Updates!
We've decided to end the 2022 maple season this weekend since the last spell of warm weather stopped the sap from running and while we're...
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Feb 6, 20222 min read
Every good farm has at least one...
...and we're lucky enough to have two! Let's face it, life wouldn't be complete without a loyal helper. We lead busy lives and are...
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Feb 6, 20221 min read
First Maple Bottling 2022
A snowstorm in early February 2022 gave us a bit of a break to process and bottle the 70-ish gallons of sap we collected in late January....
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Jan 30, 20223 min read
Hold on! 2022 has begun!
It's been a GREAT start to 2022...never a dull moment! Thankfully, the weather this January had been fairly mild up until the end of the...
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Jan 30, 20222 min read
Reward for Surviving 2021
Small hobby farms, especially one as diverse as ours is no doubt a lot of fun, but tons of work! I don't think any of us would trade it...
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Jan 30, 20222 min read
Bee Happy!
Our adventures into the world of beekeeping came with mixed results in 2021. I’m happy to say that the top bar hive that we acquired in...
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Jan 30, 20221 min read
2021 Baby Goats
2021 gave us 7 baby goats spaced about 2 months apart. We had originally intended to do a weekly follow up as our kids grew up, but life...
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Jan 30, 20222 min read
Excuse me, but are those tomatoes growing on your roof?!
Gardening in the middle of the forest is difficult. Not only does *everything* want to eat your plants, but the amount of sunlight that...
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Jan 30, 20221 min read
2021 Strawberry Bed Thinning and Update
I wanted to give a quick update on the strawberry bed. My big beautiful bed, which was very overgrown with June-bearing strawberries...
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Mar 12, 20213 min read
Berry soon it'll be time to plant!
March is an ideal time to get your strawberry bed ready for planting! Know that you may not get an abundance of fruit your first...
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Mar 10, 20214 min read
Soil vs Dirt... who is the real winner?
I get asked this question a lot…! When filling raised plant beds do you use topsoil or garden soil? There's a big price difference! Oh,...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read
Baby Goats! Frosty's babies from 0-2 weeks old.
Our goats are seasonal breeders, meaning they will only breed at certain times of the year. This is handy for us because we can place...
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Mar 5, 20213 min read
Did the bees survive winter?
As you can probably tell, we do a variety of different projects at the Ranch from timbering and active forest management to maple syrup...
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