Applegarth Farm: April showers bring May flowers

Thursday, April 14, 2011

April showers bring May flowers

I keep telling myself this as we've had so much rain over the last month and a half, and today it rained most of the day. We actually had a couple of nice dry days yesterday, and the day before was our first nice sunny day in over a month. I worked outside in the garden both days, weeding and pruning, Spring is a busy time I have so much to do. I truly enjoy the time outdoors working hard, and the instant gratification of seeing the beds look good as soon as I'm done. This is one of my perennial beds around the cabin, I took the picture above around the middle of June last year. The picture below I took this morning, what a difference a couple of months makes.

2 comments:

Kimberly said...: Very pretty! You have done a lot of work there and now you are reaping the rewards. Thanks for sharing. :); April 15, 2011 at 6:59 AM
Jewel said...: Thank you Kimberly, nice to see you. I love to have flowers in the garden, especially perennials that come back every year.; April 15, 2011 at 12:50 PM

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Our goal here at Applegarth Farm is to raise children that play in the woods and gardens, and know where their food comes from. To feed the animals and care for their young, to gather eggs, and milk goats, to eat fruit off of trees, and berries from the bushes that we grow, and to eat from the gardens. We are working towards, and teaching them to be as self sufficient as best we can.

With the economy in the state it is, our plan has become even more important. Being able to live on less is one of our goals. Working from home, or close to home is another goal, and growing and harvesting most of our food is a big goal we've been working towards.

We live in a handbuilt home, our heat comes from the firewood we cut, and cooking is often done right on our woodstove. We grow a lot of our own food, and are building our home slowly with cash for materials, and the time to work on it. All of the buildings have been built over the years by my husband from trees grown and milled right on our farm, or from salvaged lumber.

The beginning years started here with no electricity or running water, and were lived in a small cabin, slowy building and clearing land. We are still trying to live as self sufficiently as we can. I am a homemaker and work part time in the nursery (plants and trees) business. We are raising children, tending animals, gardening and cooking from scratch.

Some of the topics you will hear about are; gardening, cooking, beekeeping, chickens, rabbits, building and timberframing. Along with some of my adventures in soapmaking, candlemaking, animal husbandry, plus the everyday of what's going on around the farm. Future building projects include a goat barn, a root cellar, and a pizza/bread wood fired oven. Come learn along with us, and share homesteading skills you are learning. I'm looking forward to meeting others that share a similar path that we're on, or simply others who dream of homesteading.