You may recall last year I posted about tilling up a garden from soil that was red clay below grass that had probably not been tilled in over 50 years, if ever. In that post I talked about how difficult the soil was to work with a tiller, and that I ended up having to [...]
I’ve been taking my time with the seed catalog from Seed Savers Exchange because we’ve been busy with work, finishing the back room, and trying to get out and about while we still can (before Waylon Journey S. arrives this summer). Yesterday we primered all of the dry-wall, after cleaning up drywall mud from the [...]
What would have taken me three days was over with in 15 minutes thanks to a friendly neighbor with a tractor…
I had trouble deciding what to call this post. It was either “How to Keep Chickens From Dust Bathing in Your Flower Bed” or “What I Did for Lunch“. One thing I’d like to post about is my schedule. Being lucky enough to work for a great company, I am telecommuting from Hillsville, VA (EST) [...]
A couple dozen big radishes and a bowl full of mixed greens. May 27, 2009. I was harvesting some root crops that were planted last year as early as January, but this is the First Harvest of the Year for things planted in 2009.
We believe that humankind has lost some important things in the march toward progress. That is not to say progress and simplicity are mutually exclusive. We believe we can have both, and this site catalogs our journey as we try to do exactly that.
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Missy & Everett
TreeStone Farm
Tommy
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