Author: Lauren
DIY Garage Bike Storage: Maximize Your Space
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I wanted to get the garage cleaned after a summer of projects. I also love to park in it for the winter and avoid a freezing car with frost on the window A clean and organized garage = a less stressed out, happy me. So, we went to work. We…
Why Babydoll Southdown Sheep Make Great Pets
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I kept seeing pictures of these cute, fat, fluffy, stocky, short sheep all over Pinterest. One day, I started to research these cute mystery sheep. It turns out that I was falling in love with Babydoll Southdown Sheep. Their permanent smiling faces snatched my heart, so I started researching how…
Effortless Maintenance: Easy Clean Duck Coop
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When researching ducks to see if they would be manageable on our half-acre, I read a lot about how messy they are. I was concerned that having a small flock of ducks would cause our yard to smell and make a mess everywhere. I didn’t want to clean up after…
How to Preserve Pears WITHOUT Making Syrup
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How to preserve your pears without making the sticky syrup. Skipping this step keeps canning pears simple, quicker, and less sticky. It’s a win-win!
A Small-Scale Flower Farmer’s Top Three Favorite Flowers
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As a first-year flower farmer, I had more than three favorite flowers, but these were my top three. Each flower has one thing in common: they are cut and come again. Cut and come again flowers make small-scale flower farming possible. These flowers are workhorses in the growing department. They…
Growing Basil: Tips for the Kitchen and Bouquets
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Basil has long been used in the kitchen. Its multifaceted use in drinks, dishes, and medicinal purposes makes it the perfect herb to plant in the garden. I would plant a lot of basil and regularly harvest the leaves to make my homemade pesto. When we started our small-scale flower…
What a First-Year Small-Scale Flower Farmer Learned
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This year, my husband and I decided to plant lots of dahlias and many more filler flowers. We had planted some dahlias the year before, and because they did so well, I enjoyed making bouquets, and neighbors enjoyed them. We thought this could be a thing. So we planned, purchased,…
Why Zinnias are the Easiest Flower for a Flower Farmer to Grow
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Zinnias are a flower farmer’s best friend. They are easy-to-grow, cut-and-come-again flowers that produce a lot of flowers per plant. Although Zinnias are a common flower among gardeners alike, they continue to make their way into flower bouquets, and I think it’s because of how easy they are to grow.…
Summer 2024
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If I were to describe summer 2024 in three words they would be: We started our summer at my parent’s house for my sister-in-law’s baby shower. Quinn got to dissect a Lingcod and was very intrigued. This was a quick trip as we had to get home to meet our…
The Entryway – That 70s House
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This post will be short and sweet. We converted our entry way in one weekend to a more simple, streamlined system. What We Started With Our double-door entry doesn’t provide much space when you get inside. For the longest time, I had a hand-me-down sofa table from my parents that…