Since warmer weather has finally swooped down on us, we’ve been spending a lot more time outside. Mackenzie just loves dragging the broom around with her, but it’s a bit big for her to really have fun with. She already has some hand tools like a little hand rake and spade which she got from […]

It’s April 22nd today, and since 1970, this has officially been deemed Earth Day. One of the most powerful and responsive grassroots campaigns in history, Earth Day actually started as Earth Week which culminated in a big celebration on April 22nd. The event was started as a way “to raise public awareness of environmental problems […]

Yesterday, I was very pleasantly surprised to learn that Growing Edge, a massive resource about anything and everything to do with sustainable growing from aquaponics to backyard gardens, had mentioned our little aquaponics project on their blog. As if that wasn’t enough, they have also asked if I want to do a guest blog so […]

Good morning puppy pals! You might be starting to wonder just how large the farm is that we live on…with all these animals I keep talking about on here…but actually the sheep belong to someone else, these ducks I’m about to mention are wild, and basically we just have a big of a wildlife refuge […]

Be sure to check out the first part of this aquaponics how to in case you missed it. So you’ve got your tools and materials together and you’re ready to start building. Here’s where I’d recommend getting out the sawhorses if you have any. Working on the ground sucks. Or maybe we’re just getting old. […]