A One Acre Farmhouse
Domestic chickens have been kept in poultry houses and fenced yards since the 1700’s. Penned hens who cannot free range for themselves must be fed. We’ll share historical photos and old fashioned chicken feed recipes to show you exactly how farmers have been mixing seeds and grains for their flocks for over 300 years: Old […]
I grew this tiny tyke of a tomato from seed and made several gifts of this micro dwarf variety! The yellow-orange fruits were easy to grow on this short, sturdy plant. Seeds were easy to start and I’ve got pictures of plants from start to fruiting. Here is my Orange Hat Tomato review: The Orange […]
Cartons of colorful eggs are showing up at farmer’s markets and in grocery stores nation wide. The stunning paint palette-like mix of colors is so alluring! But how do different colored eggs perform? Does egg color affect flavor? Let me share pictures of scrambled eggs & baked goods you know how blue and green chicken […]
I live in the country in Magnolia, Texas where we are absolutely overrun whitetail deer. They eat EVERYTHING, including thorny shrubs and poisonous plants the nurseries promise me the deer won’t touch. (Ate them to the ground!) After 6 frustrating years that left me feeling like I was running an all-you-can-eat deer salad bar, I […]
During the 1930’s the United States suffered through a deflationary depression after the 1929 stock market crash. Wages were cut, jobs were lost, and many families endured serious economic hardship. Here is how they tightened their belts, got creative, and began surviving the Great Depression together: Surviving the Great Depression Most American families during the […]
Absolute GEM of a tomato! I purchased seeds for this incredibly beautiful tomato directly from Wild Boar Farms and had fantastic results from this heavy producer! Here is how this medium size slicing variety did from seed until juicy-sweet harvest with lots of pictures in our Lucid Gem tomato review: The Lucid Gem Tomato Let […]
These absolutely stunning, two-toned orange with yellow striped cherry tomatoes have knocked my socks off! When I read that they were beating out Sungold tomatoes in taste-tests, I just had to try them. Their color is gorgeous and the taste is beyond phenomenal! They have won a place in my garden forever more. Here is […]
Our pretty infographics make complex chicken egg color breeding simple to comprehend! Children, teens, and beginners will find introductory genetics easily explained in visual format, which helps breeding projects go exactly as planned. Let’s jump into our beautifully simple chicken breeding recipes: Chicken Breeding Recipes for Creating Colored Egg Layers Chicken egg color genetics are […]
Coturnix quail have been domesticated in Asia for over a thousand years so it should not surprise you that some Americans kept Coturnix quail (and other game birds) through the difficult years of the 1930’s as a source of food. But how did they do it with less of the modern conveniences we enjoy? Here’s […]
