Double Up Farm

Many years ago, when I first started gardening, I planted lots and lots of vegetables. My harvests were amazing. And then I remembered...

Not sure if I mentioned here that I am no longer working. I think I am supposed to say "retired" but that is not exactly the status,...

Sunday was just a magical day all around. My friend Lulu came to celebrate her 6th birthday with us at the farm. With her came her...

Of course, I think my way is the right way. But it does make for a lot of extra work. Most of the people I know who keep sheep, keep...

In which I go on and on and on about the sheep, fully recognizing that no one really cares but me!!! First things first - 2019 Shearing...

With the approach of spring, the hens are back to laying. I apologize to my egg customers, but we have decided to stop selling eggs. We...

Christmas 2005 I have two wonderful daughters I had the privilege to raise. And when I married Mr. Double Up, I was gifted with a son...

Week Two of the Herd Share - I am living almost entirely on dairy products. Because it is not enough that I am buying milk and making...

I read a post the other day that has been haunting me. It was a middle aged gentleman bemoaning the fact that his mother had asked him...

Many years ago, a friend and I decided to make butter. Because we are the way we are, I wanted raw milk, you know, the way nature kind...

While I love elderberry syrup, it turns out not all children like it. My dental hygienist mentioned how her kids only liked the...

Seriously, Kate? a month with no posting, and what brings you back is a pie? And it is not even a pie you made? Yeah, baby. Not...

I love being at the Farmer's Market - but in the winter, our hours are cut and we are only open from 8:00 - 10:00. Now, people who buy...

For a crusty old curmudgeon, I sure enjoy having people out to the farm!! March brings Shearing Day, and November brings Farm Day. I...

Hurricane Florence - so far, so good!! For us, just a lot of rain. Lots of rain here means a couple of things: the low areas are going...

I call them Farm Tours, but they are really a chance to have friends over for a visit (sometimes friends I don't even know yet). If you...

I started growing loofahs a few years ago - you know - loofahs. Those wonderful sponges you can buy for the shower. They grow like...

I always have the best of intentions to be a more active blogger, but it turns out I am too busy living my life to always find the time...

Yesterday, Daisy and Hunter came to live with us. If you have ever spent time around me, you know that in my world, animals and people...

I have been thinking a lot about how much we owe the people around us. I don't talk a lot about the people around me who make it...