2013 – Page 4 – Kick Ass or Die

Coop Additions & Awesome Timing

July 15, 2013 30 Comments

If you haven’t noticed, those tiny little nuggets that were living in my spare bedroom just a few months ago are now full grown chickens.

Stormfront

July 11, 2013 7 Comments

Last spring, right before I moved into the place (and on the exact same day the roof was torn off to replace the shingles, excellent

For The Record

July 9, 2013 25 Comments

If there was ever an inquiry regarding my sanity… Them: Please state, for the record, how long your vacuum cleaner was broken… Me: Uh. Six

So, About That Work Truck…

July 8, 2013 42 Comments

For the last six months I’ve been saying that I need to figure out the right “truck situation” for the farm, but honestly, I haven’t

DIY Weekend Project: Vertical Garden Beds

July 5, 2013 12 Comments

I live in a half-torn apart house on six acres of land that are under a constant threat of being reclaimed by the wilderness, so

Another Thirty Yards

July 1, 2013 13 Comments

Saturday morning I tried to make a “realistic list” of things I wanted to get done this weekend, which ended up being something like fifteen

Ten Projects I Have To Get Done Before Winter

June 26, 2013 17 Comments

I think we’re officially 3 days into Summer, which means my panic mechanism regarding projects that need to be done before it starts snowing just

Homecoming

June 25, 2013 10 Comments

Over the weekend I flew half the length of the country and back inside of 24 hours. The flying part was because my cousin was

Reasons I May Never Leave The Farm Again

June 21, 2013 17 Comments

I used to be a bit of a wanderer. Weekends away, planning vacations, considering my next big trip. Which is ironic because right now just

Garden Progress: The “Really? That’s it?” Edition

June 17, 2013 18 Comments

Saying that I’ve got a calm and understanding temper might be overstating it a bit, but I’d like to think that after a decade of

No, You Don’t Need A Rooster To Have Fresh Eggs (And Other Things People Ask Me About Raising Chickens)

June 13, 2013 35 Comments

So listen, I’m still a novice chicken-raiser. Really novice. Like yesterday when we were supposed to get pummeled by storms and everyone was calling me,

Liberty House Kitchen: The Vision

June 13, 2013 44 Comments

If you’ve kept at least one eye on this website over the last year, you’ll know that the project I talk most about but have

Things I Can’t Live Without: The Work Boot Edition

June 12, 2013 21 Comments

In the last ten years I’ve owned two pairs of work boots. This pair of old RedWings that I literally wore until the soles split,

Celebrating a Different Life

June 10, 2013 20 Comments

When I sit down to write a post for this website, I usually have a pretty good idea about what it’s going to be before

The State of The Farm: June 2013

June 5, 2013 56 Comments

A couple of days ago, as I was leaving for work, I noticed a coyote creeping around the edge of my property. I handled this