Double Up Farm

I am a list maker and a planner. Each day, I have a plan for what I am doing that day - gardening and livestock kick that plan in the...

This has been a busy few days, and one of the very best parts has been the addition of some new farm family members!! On Wednesday I got...

A couple of my dogs are herding types, and I have often wondered if I could train them to herd my sheep (hint: no) Last weekend my...

This really started on Saturday, with a busy day at the Farmer's Market - lots of fun, but 8-9 hours on my very sad knees made for a...

A little over a year ago, Thorin Oakenshield was attacked by a hawk and badly injured. She lost the sight in one eye, half her wattle,...

I went outside this evening to weed the garden. I was totally side-tracked by the chickens and realized, finally, after 55 years, what...

So there is a thing some chickens do. They think it is time to hatch their eggs, so they sit on the nest for weeks and weeks and weeks -...

I have become one of those people who are excited beyond measure when Friday rolls around. I like my job, but I love my life outside of...

Our favorite hens have always been Buff Orpingtons, and we have always named all of them Ethel. My best hen ever (Ethel) used to stay...

I just adore chickens - fussing about with them, building little things for them, insisting they cuddle even though they hate it. The...

A few years ago I launched the "if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em program" at the farm. I was so tired of trying to control the wild...

Nobody whines like a big dog - except ME!!! While I was off living the good life at the Farmer's Market on Saturday, my beloved husband...

It is too early to plant, I KNOW this (and learned it the hard way). But, we are having an unseasonably warm spell. And this morning, I...

We said goodbye to our wonderful Hanna this morning. After 31 years, her heart failed and she seemed content to move on to the next...

One of the best things about my house, is the large, covered porch. I can leave things outside, and know that they will not get wet even...

Sometimes I wake up in the morning with so many ideas running through my head, I can't decide what I want to do first. Yesterday was...