Around the Farm this Week

Around the Farm this Week

The past two weeks has seen a lot of growth here, in all sorts of ways! The garden, trees, and field have all made big strides and one of us had a 52nd birthday. As far as the blooms, we are at least a few weeks behind from previous years- I contribute that to the...
Around The Farm This Week

Around The Farm This Week

It finally feels like spring has truly sprung! I missed last week’s “around the farm” because we took a long weekend to visit Grace, our daughter, in Charleston! While there we managed to fit in a house and garden tour with the Charleston Garden Club...
Nasturtium Capers

Nasturtium Capers

I’ve always grown Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus) in the garden as they have so many uses and benefits. Truly, they are beautiful workhorses! The blooms, and leaves, are edible, they act as a natural pest deterrent for plants around them and they add loads of...
Edible Flowers

Edible Flowers

If you’ve been here for almost any sort of time, you know that I love cooking and baking with edible flowers. I just think it makes all meals prettier and tastier. I’m very aesthetically driven, so I appreciate the beauty it adds! Also, there is evidence...
The Peony Workshop

The Peony Workshop

This past weekend, we hosted our very first peony workshop at the farm! My dear friend Gretchen, who is a potter, and I collaborated for this one as she made the beautiful porcelain vases we used as our vessel during the workshop. I have to say that I was very nervous...
A Few Things

A Few Things

Hello friends! Spring has finally sprung here but oh my goodness, I’ve never seen so much rain! Walking around feels like walking on a sponge and our to do list keeps growing as there are so many days where we can’t work outside. We don’t mind...