Double Up Farm

~~The gentleman farmer works for pleasure rather than financial gain~~ A gentleman farmer ... farms mainly for pleasure rather than for...

It is possible I talk too much about food. Probably caused by my thinking too much about food. And perhaps triggered by my actually...

There is no better time of year for serious foods than spring easing into summer. And if you are not shopping at your local Farmer's...

Fjord horses hold a very special place in my heart. They are the architects of everything I have now, are the source of my closest...

I am not actually saying it out loud, in case I jinx it, but I think....maybe....it might be Spring now instead of Winter. I like...

Oh sometimes I am so clever I kill myself - that little title rhyme....hehehe. Shearing Day is next Saturday. For the first time, I am...

Saturday was supposed to be the day I stopped eating grain. Grain does not really agree with me - I am not allergic or anything, but I...

As spring starts to creep up on us, I am starting to spend more time gardening. One of the things I have always enjoyed about working on...

I love sweets that are not too sweet, so when I saw a recipe for a greek style cake made with whole oranges, I was all in. Mr. Double Up...

If you do something two years in a row, does that make it an annual event? This was the second year the Union County Master Gardeners...

I wish I wasn't so dramatic, but like Popeye, I yam what I yam. My friend Ryan tells me I should only use this blog to promote by little...

Like a lot of people, I am consumed by the need to be poetic, or inspirational, or motivational, or just....something....on the last day...

I planted elderberries in 2013 - and became an immediate convert. They are glorious bushes, versatile, beautiful, hardy, and love...

Using up my remaining time off (since the Bank of Ashmerica does not let you carry over time). I have been so busy, I have not been...

Disclaimer - this is not a photo of me, although I do actually own this outfit. I found myself in a discussion a few days past about...

Everyone has those friends who make you want to be a better person (at least, I hope everyone has a friend like that). In my life, it's ...

I am not a big fan of roosters, but Lieutenant Dan has been pretty nice. He is very good to the ladies, he ignores me, and he is...

If somehow you have missed my going on and on and on about the new sheep: I got some new sheep! My friend Lee started with the sheep...

My mother was an amazing cook, and I have many of her recipes (which I make all of the time). One that I don't have is chicken and...

Technically, my basil crop did not do well - I only had a single plant come up from my seed. But to my surprise, the 2016 basil was on...