Once the new year has begun and we wind down from the festivities, Mother Nature in Southern Indiana frequently graces us with warm(-er)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Impatiens capensis aka Jewelweed Growing natives at the ranch just makes sense. As good stewards of the forest, we try to minimally...

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...

...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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Gardening in the middle of the forest is difficult. Not only does *everything* want to eat your plants, but the amount of sunlight that...

I wanted to give a quick update on the strawberry bed. My big beautiful bed, which was very overgrown with June-bearing strawberries...

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...

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,...

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...

As you can probably tell, we do a variety of different projects at the Ranch from timbering and active forest management to maple syrup...