I have never grown my own herbs from seed but this year I thought why not I have the time? Now I have over 20 different basil plants to distribute over my garden because I couldn’t decide on just one variety. This year I have sweet basil, thai basil, lemon basil, lime basil and purple…
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Vertical Investments for the Garden, One Year Review
I don’t think we’ve ever been this far ahead in our farm to do list ever. We have been using every spare minute to tackle our projects around this farm and it feels good. The garden is almost completely planted, the roses are dug, the sheep are sheared, the chicken coop is cleaned…. For the…
Free Fresh Air Activities in Holland Michigan
We were tired of zoom calls and staring at our computer screens. When we have not been working from home we’ve been working on projects all around the farm. We .. well, we were just exhausted. We typically go for a walk during Joe and I’s joint conference call but the other day we decided…
Ten Best Memorial Day Sales Online
Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone! I am looking forward to a weekend of beautiful weather here in Michigan and I think Joe and I are going to finish putting in the garden! I’m so excited to watch things grow and hoping by next month to start being able to eat from the garden again. My…
My Favorite Places for Antique and Handmade Online
Last Memorial day weekend was all about cookouts, cottages and flea markets. This year will most likely be spent at home with my family hopefully enjoying some nice weather and the garden. We have been so busy around the farm getting ahead of all our projects during this time at home and weather permitting it…
Why do I need to thin out my garden seedlings
I hate thinning out my seedlings but it’s a necessary action to keep your garden healthy and thriving. A few days ago it was finally time to thin out my radish seeds that I planted back in the beginning of April. I walked out to the garden in the morning before otto and joe were…