Summertime in Florida is a time of immense floral beauty and tropical fruit abundance. Many folks who only visit the sunshine state during the winter months are missing out on the explosion of beautiful blossoms and the delectable treats from the fruit trees. While we Floridians look forward to the winter months during [...]
On my trip to Cuba in 2017, we had a tour of a tobacco and coffee farm to which we hiked in for our visit. The tobacco was harvested and hung to dry in a big old barn that resembled a lath house. I fell in love with the lath design that provided good shade [...]
When I bought the farm in 2018, the sale came with four Rhode Island Red hens. They were all older girls and I had no idea as to how my life with chickens was about to unfold. While we had chickens our our Virginia farm when I was a girl, I did not know the [...]
The cooler days and chilly nights of winter have passed now in tropical Florida, and the songs and colors of spring have arrived. Yes, we do have seasons here. I am blooming where I am planted on this new farm, like all the big, beautiful trees bursting with blossoms. I had documented back in the [...]
I had only been at the new property for a few weeks when it was time to begin work at Sweetgrass Farm. No rest for the weary after a tedious move under the hot, Florida summer sun. I was excited to leave the story of stuff behind, and begin my intimate connection with my natural [...]
Most likely, if you are not steeped in the activities of organic gardening or growing your own food, you may not have heard the term ”WWOOFing”. It stands for World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, and others call it Willing Workers On Organic Farms. As described by Wikipedia, “ WWOOF is a loose network of [...]
