Making Cucumber Pickles
Allie We have had a bumper crop from our cucumber plants this year. I have canned bread and butter pickles, dill pickles, sweet pickles, and sweet pickle relish.
Category: The Farm
All things related to our small retirement farm will be discussed under this category including gardening, livestock, canning, and farm projects.
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We Will Soon be Farmers
We will soon be farmers in Louisiana and closed on the property in August. We now own 75 acres of prime farm and timber land.
Canning a Few Tomatoes
I had a few leftover tomatoes from my garden that I did not cook. We only grew a few tomatoes this year, mostly grape tomatoes. Only one plant grew larger tomatoes, but with the early heat, they haven't grown very big.
Searching for Land
We are looking to retire in rural Louisiana on a nice plot of land, preferably anywhere from 20 to 80 acres. We have been down before to look at a few plots of land, one a farm on 40 acres with a farmhouse and guest cottage. We may need multiple…
Garden Update for June 9th
We are starting to get a few tomatoes and zucchini in the garden and the flowers in the front yard are in bloom.
Growing a Vegetable Garden in the Backyard
We like growing a vegetable garden, even if it is only a small one in the backyard. Eventually, we will have a much larger garden when we retire to a large plot of land. We plan to have a large veggie garden, an herb garden, a flower garden, and a…
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The Farm
Welcome to the Blog
Welcome to our website where we discuss retiring to a small farm. Also, I’m restoring an old floor loom. Along the way we may also discuss ceramics, climate change, ciphers, fiber arts, recipes and anything else that comes along. I'm also a big fan of preparing for the changing climate.…
