We have a little covered patio area outside out kitchen door which we've been throwing around ideas about for a while. We finally came to the conclusion that the best thing to have in there would be a harvest and canning kitchen where we can prepare everything for...
Getting myself organized & clutter free
Hello. My name is Tiffany...and I am a victim of clutter. 😉 I'm fairly certain I've addressed this issue before, but it needs to be said again. And again. I must continue to remind myself that there really is a problem or nothing will ever be done about it. I talked...
Hickory Smoked Pork Shoulder with Sweet-Tangy Barbecue Sauce
Even when living in a foreign country, the Fourth of July is always a special occasion for us. So we fired up our ugly barrel drum smoker and cooked one mean pork shoulder. We made pulled pork sandwiches out of the finished product which turned out fantastic. This...
Homemade ice cream with fresh berries – Staying cool while enjoying the harvest
Homemade ice cream is SO easy to make with an ice cream machine. I don’t know why I don’t make it more often. Maybe it’s the fear of then having to eat it all! 🙂 But seriously, if you use a no-cook recipe for ice cream, throwing the ingredients together and pouring...
Another little project for the garden to help us enjoy harvesting
I spent 2 hours cutting grass with the scythe, pulling weeds and pruning bushes in the garden Friday. The grass was 1-3 feet tall back there and just getting out of hand. Mackenzie was kind enough to sleep through the entire thing which allowed me to really get down...
Sorry for the absence
Almost 2 1/2 weeks since my last post. I know; it's just not acceptable! The first week I didn't have much of an excuse. Stefan was on vacation but we only went to visit his parents for a few days - so I should have been able to keep you updated. Last week, I was just...
A word of warning about rain collection – algae in the IBC
I mentioned briefly that we had all our water tanks set up now. When we added a 1000 liter IBC tank to our courtyard, it replaced a 120 liter rain barrel. So we moved the small rain barrel over by the guest house where another rain barrel was already sitting. Then...
What have you harvested in 2009?
I was just out in the garden and picked 1.658 kilos of strawberries. That's over 3.5 pounds of strawberries! And the good news is, there's going to be a whole lot more over the next couple of weeks. What are we going to do with all these berries? Well, I'm planning to...
Storing water at the orchard
A few weeks ago, we bought 3 huge IBC tanks to hold rain water for the farm. One of those containers was destined for our orchard and I guess my dad got tired of seeing it sitting in the courtyard because he offered to help Stefan move it down there. We just bought a...
Time to bring down the ivy – and a little garden art
This past Sunday, we started the attack on the ivy once again. It covers the back of both sides of the barn, and unfortunately has worked it's well under the gutters and up onto the roof. We're talking about hiring someone to get up on the roof and take the stuff...
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