Birds, Blooms, Books and Bugs. Bloodroot, an at-risk medicinal plant. I planted carrots, cabbage, beets, broccoli, cauliflower, turnips and radishes about a week and half ago. So far, only the turni.

Reflections on sustainability, culture and the environment.

The story of a growing family experiencing farm life, design and everyday chaos. Getting ready to start seeds. Getting ready to start seeds. Our seeds are here! February 25, 2014.

Wierdness in the garden, including mine. Blogs and Pages that I like. Spring has come and gone and now all of our gardens have transitioned to the summer stage. Here that means everything is starting to fill out their fruits and vegetables. The broccoli, turnips and beets have all been harvested and pulled out of the garden. A Big Mortgage Lifter Tomato.

Sid and Dana brought their family to Southern West Virginia over thirty years ago. They had always wanted to lead a more self-sufficient and independent life style. This blog, in its entirety, will describe their journey, their shortcomings, and their triumphs. You are invited to travel with them through those many years of trials and errors in their search for the simpler life. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.