DuckDuck and Goose left The Farmstead this weekend. Yes, they left alive. Yes, they will stay alive. They’re going to live at Farmpound, a fellow Air Force Academy grad’s farm in Tacoma, Washington. How did we come to this decision? Well, anyone who has met us knows, we don’t part with animals. When filling out [...]
Amazing We’re growing a life inside of me! It’s amazing and humbling and so exciting I could pee my pants (oh wait, that’s probably not excitement, that’s probably my ever-shrinking bladder). I am continually in awe of the man I married. The first trimester was tough for me, extreme vomiting, 24-7 nausea, weight loss, excessive [...]
We recently announced our pregnancy over on Facebook. I have to say, we were overwhelmed by the love and support we felt from everyone, most of who we have never even met. Thank you to everyone who is part of our journey, we love having you here. The Handsome Man and I have been together [...]
This weekend we celebrated my 30th birthday. I’m not sad or scared about turning 30. I’m one of those people who thinks people just get better with age My M♥M, who has always made birthdays special, did something ultra amazing for my 30th. She, my Dad and my Obachan (which is Japanese for Grandmother) bought [...]
Anyone who says farming isn’t romantic: • Has never heard the way a Rooster calls his flock to food…it is the sweetest, most pure string of clucks and coos. • Has never had freshly picked berries handed to them by someone they love. • Has never heard the playful nicker of a Ram to his [...]
A few years ago my mother started knitting. She’s been a quilter all my life (and is incredibly talented) so none of us were surprised when she picked up knitting. Lucky me, she likes to knit for her daughter just as much as she likes to knit for her grandbabies. I have a thing for [...]
We are incredibly honored to be part of the Premier Edition of From Scratch Magazine! A labor of love for Melissa Jones, From Scratch works to get all of us closer to our homesteading lifestyles. It is absolutely inspiring to be part of it. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first issue yet, you [...]
When we told my mother, an avid knitter, we would keep a fiber animal for her at The Farmstead her eyes lit up. She loves animals, but she also loves her grandbabies who live very far away. In order to stay free enough to travel to see them, and us! (she lives 6 hours south [...]
Okay, I’m the first to admit it. I’m not super artistic….and I really can’t draw. But, I’m pretty good with a computer. I use this technique for creating all the hand painted signs at The Farmstead…now you can too! First things first, what are you going to paint on? Because I design in photoshop I [...]
We’ve been talking about getting a GoPro for our farm. In case you haven’t heard of them, GoPro’s are awesome little video cameras that really talented people like snowboarders and surfers strap to themselves in order to get super interesting footage of their adventures. Naturally, I wanted to strap one to a goat. But, we [...]
