Sarah Werner

Milo – Then and Now

Last May, we got this adorable, fluffy, TINY little kitten from the humane society. We named him Milo. Cute, right? So tiny! So adorable! “Um, son? That’s not how we pick up cats …” That’s better. 🙂 What the humane society failed to tell us was that said kitten was a mutant. Destined toContinue reading “Milo – Then and Now”

Rooster Cogburn

We have introduced a new animal to our farm … Rooster Cogburn. Hopefully, our hens aren’t too old to learn some new tricks, and will turn out to be sitters. If not, we have an incubator on standby. It would be great to have some baby chicks this year, especially since our chicken numbers haveContinue reading “Rooster Cogburn”

Strawberries

We planted 100 new strawberry plants this spring, all in raised tubs, so they are just the right height for picking! Right now, we are getting a couple of big, fat, juicy strawberries each day. Hopefully we will have enough in a week or so to share at market, but it might be a littleContinue reading “Strawberries”

Pan Fried Spinach

I made this delicious (and easy!) recipe from The Pioneer Woman many times this spring. Basically all you do is add 2-3 Tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet, add TONS of freshly minced garlic, heap the skillet with fresh spinach (and I mean HEAP … it really cooks down!), and cook for less than aContinue reading “Pan Fried Spinach”

Spring Pigs

These little butterballs seem to be living the high life right now. With all of the cafeteria scraps Gage has been bringing them, they appear to be in hog heaven. Yep, I think they plan to enjoy this summer whole hog. Okay, okay, enough puns. 🙂 But honestly, I have NEVER seen pigs get soContinue reading “Spring Pigs”