Remember that mantra I shared a while back?  It popped into my head today, as I drove to what promises to be a crazy afternoon of juggling many tasks.  What if we saw adversity as an opportunity to use our strength, instead of just a negative?  Like physical labor, we can either take pleasure in ...
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Blessings on your Thanksgiving!

morning

evening
(photos by Ben)

Well folks, it’s been quite a month!  Between family visiting, our farm animal population increasing, new staff coming on at Wheatberry, the grain harvest, and Ella being her usual hilarious, sweet, challenging self, I hardly know what day it is, what I did yesterday, or what I’m doing tomorrow.  Looking back, it seems like last ...
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I did it!  I managed to make one apron for each of our staff members, restraining myself from beginning all those other exciting sewing projects brewing in my mind . . . I want to have two aprons for everyone eventually, but I think I need a little apron respite, as much fun as it’s ...
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Whew – we’ve had a lot of family visiting, and the week has flown by!  We’ve gotten a lot of lovely time by the lake with Ben’s family, and now my dad and brother are here with us.
I realized it had been a while since I shared a recipe, so I thought I’d give you ...
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light at the lake

someone’s handmade flowers

giggling cousins

an apron for Genevieve

a long overdue pedicure for Cole

. . . and a broken refrigerator and broken toes.  But we don’t need photos of those, now do we?

It occurred to me that many of you may be wondering – Why get a horse?  Or even, as one customer put it, “What on earth are you going to do with a 1600 pound horse?”
The answer to the second question is both simple and broad.  We’re going to farm with our horse, including plowing, ...
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The scene:
Sunday afternoon (our second day with Cole),walking down the street with Ben, Ella on my back and oats in my hand, looking for Cole. 8 ft cedar posts and 4ft hog wire fencing(our dog fence)is simply no match for a 1600lb curious horse named Cole. The crunch of  fence under Cole’s hoof(yes he crushed ...
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He’s a 9 year old 1600lb Belgian gelding(male with no goods) and he’s running around exploring the grounds behind our house. He’s a full well built draft who’s very sweet and ready to get to work! We have a plow, disc harrow, and row cultivator and our first job will be plowing and seeding the ...
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