Double Up Farm

Sometimes, I lose sight of the fact that food, and our interaction with it, is a very very good thing (okay, I don't lose sight of it...

In a log home, maximizing space is a constant challenge. We have a little closet downstairs used for coats, the vacuum cleaner, light...

So, I have been more or less holed up in my bedroom for the last two months recuperating from surgery. I am headed back to work next...

(for those of you who care: Tobias, Skyler, Ada, and Will) I really love my sheep - in so many ways. I knew I would, but I never...

I went to visit a farmish friend (Whisper Creek Farm). I meant to go to their house and visit, but I was distracted when I got out of...

This giveaway has been unexpectedly exciting - we have been hovering over the entries (more than 100 !!!), and planning the drawing,...

That's a real word, right? It was bound to happen - 5 weeks of euphoria, I was due to crash sometime. And as far as crashing goes, so...

Sure, I cook a lot, because I am all about the foods. But sometimes, I like to do other stuff. If you have come within a mile of me, you...

It occurred to me today that in the event of an emergency, I would save my chickens before most people. I really love and admire my hens...

Not in this house - you're kidding, right? So many wonderful things happening at the Double Up these days. I have been harvesting...

I grew up in Florida, and as a kid, hurricanes just had no negativity associated with them. It meant everybody got to go to the...

Once a month a group of us spinning types get together to talk about sheep, wool, yarn, spinning, and pretty much every other topic that...

Who knew the other man in my life would be green? But I do love my tractor. And oddly enough, it seems to like me. Sure, I have lost...

The slacker hens have been on my list this summer. I am between flocks - the older hens are slowing down, the little hens were not old...

Back in the olden days, some people were good at focusing intently on things. I figure they grew up to be authors or scientists. And...

Last year, I saw a photo of a nifty fire pit, and loved it so much it has been my desktop for the last year. And slowly, I have been...

We've had chickens for quite a few years now. And there are two things that have never, ever gotten old: New Layers - when young hens...

or something like that... Two years ago my older sister sent me some loofah sponges she had grown, and I was amazed. She graciously...

Well it's a hot one - like 7 inches from the midday sun 94 degrees, and I felt every one today!! Today was not as much fun as normal,...

Well yeah, that would be me, doing what I do best!!! Summertime on the farm is not for the lazy!! Just as I was congratulating myself on...