Tag: Backyard Farming

  • Why Babydoll Southdown Sheep Make Great Pets

    Why Babydoll Southdown Sheep Make Great Pets

    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

    Effortless Maintenance: Easy Clean Duck Coop

    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…

  • A Small-Scale Flower Farmer’s Top Three Favorite Flowers

    A Small-Scale Flower Farmer’s Top Three Favorite Flowers

    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

    Growing Basil: Tips for the Kitchen and Bouquets

    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

    What a First-Year Small-Scale Flower Farmer Learned

    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

    Why Zinnias are the Easiest Flower for a Flower Farmer to Grow

    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

    Summer 2024

    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…

  • Meet Susan, Our Adorable Babydoll Southdown Sheep

    Meet Susan, Our Adorable Babydoll Southdown Sheep

    Well, we did a thing. And that thing is buying a Babydoll Southdown Sheep. Introducing… Susan 🤍 I had been looking into Babydoll sheep, but hadn’t been able to find the right fit. I really wanted a bottle fed lamb because I wanted the bond that comes with feeding the…

  • How to Care For Your New Baby Bunnies

    How to Care For Your New Baby Bunnies

    Whether you purposely bred your male and female bunnies or if it was an oopsie, this post will give you all the necessary details so you can successfully care for your mama and baby bunnies. Need some inspiration for a birthing suite? Check out my post, “A Perfect Birthing Suite…

  • A Simple & Organized Solution for Storing Your Annual Seeds

    A Simple & Organized Solution for Storing Your Annual Seeds

    I started looking this year for an organized method of storing the annual seeds we use. I looked up “seed organizer” on Amazon, and a photo box popped up. Inside this photo box are little boxes where I can put my seed packets. I thought, why not try it? This…